on edge

phrase

: anxious, nervous

Examples of on edge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several African countries have provided planes and buses to bring their citizens home during a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa in recent months that has sparked some attacks against foreigners and left parts of the country on edge. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

He was held in the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Why Most Leaders Are Solving The Wrong Problem When performance breaks down—when a strategy conversation goes sideways, when a key decision gets rushed, when a team starts operating on edge—the default explanations tend to be external. — Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The agency's recent focus on the program has left educators including David Thurston on edge. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for on edge

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