on the edge of

phrase

: very close to (something)

a species on the edge of extinction

The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.

He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.

Examples of on the edge of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Montgomery hospital had teetered on the edge of closure this summer before the agreement to keep it operating. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Scott’s face, in this shot, is a whole novel, disintegrating into tears before being shored up again, eventually rearranged into something resembling a welcoming smile that teeters on the edge of collapse. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Even if Anderson is near Cunha, there’s space for the Brazil forward on the edge of the box to manipulate the England man’s position, but Rashford doesn’t play the ball to Cunha and City’s midfield line isn’t stretched. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

For breathtaking views of Mount Royal, stay at this industrial loft in a century-old building on the edge of the park. — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the edge of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove