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'edge' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'edge' with 20 example sentences.


edge noun

: the boundary of a surface

: a line determining the limits of an area

: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object

: the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

: a slight competitive advantage

: the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something

edge verb

: advance slowly, as if by inches

: provide with a border or edge

: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

: provide with an edge


  • The world is on the edge of destruction.
  • My nerves are on edge.
  • Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.
  • He stood on the edge of the cliff.
  • My pencil fell off the edge of my desk.
  • Do you see the edge?
  • He edged his chair back and rose.
  • Please step back from the edge of the platform.
  • He had a slight edge on his opponent.
  • It's a two-edged sword.
  • The church is situated on the edge of town.
  • The bedroom curtains have faded at the edges.
  • My knife has lost its edge.
  • The knife has a very sharp edge.
  • Everybody was on the edge of their seat.
  • Round off the edges a little.
  • A new shopping mall opened on the edge of town.
  • The edges of shadows can be sharp or soft.
  • He sat at the edge of the stream.
  • I love living on the edge.
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