on edge

phrase

: anxious, nervous

Examples of on edge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices were little changed Wednesday as worries over Middle East supply disruptions keep the market on edge, with attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi energy facilities denting sentiment. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Rivera said the possibility of gunfire puts her family on edge. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Your entire organization is on edge, and that point’s got to get hammered through. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

His remarks evoked a world on edge, beset by growing social and economic divides and the uneven effects of globalization. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on edge

• allege
• straightedge
• dredge
• hedge
• ledge
• pledge
• sedge
• sledge
• wedge