How to Use on edge in a Sentence

on edge

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• Bret is too on edge to play this scene with any sort of chill.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
• The dog days of training camp are here, and the Giants are a bit on edge.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
• But the margin of victory could have changed, and that had at least one person on edge.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
• Lately, what is happening with bonds has been setting experts on edge.
  — Personal Finance, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
• While the film preview had many viewers on edge, not everyone was as concerned about its contents.
  — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 July 2026
• The agitator never appeared, but the threat left the staff on edge throughout the day.
  — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
• In fact, people are on edge from coast to coast right now because of the Tarik Skubal trade over the weekend.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
• The trial date of March 2 feels like an eternity from now for an industry on edge.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
• In the days leading up to the protest, the cities of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights were on edge.
  — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
• Using a chunk of change on edge help is a realistic expectation.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• But the prospect of pulling that off has at least one other LIV Golf creditor on edge.
  — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
• The standoff and shooting had residents on edge, and kept firefighters from being able to respond.
  — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
• Some riders gallivant and whoosh past bystanders, weaving in and out and putting surrounding passersby on edge.
  — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
• Rebecca seems nervous, on edge, unsure how to communicate with him.
  — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
• Despite gaining yesterday, the stock is still in a post-IPO slump that has put investors on edge.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
• Despite the comfortable five-run lead, Walker put the sellout crowd on edge by allowing a pair of back-to-back singles.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
• To be sure, if the results disappoint — or investors aren’t satisfied with them — then that could put pressure on a market that’s already on edge.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 July 2026
• Lately, though, the highly concentrated, tech-centric momentum trade has put more investors on edge.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
• The high-rise marks a particularly disruptive chapter that Dennis said has her entire street on edge.
  — Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
• An upscale Lake Tahoe enclave is on edge after a years-long spate of tree poisonings at a residents-only beach.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
• With just three months until the midterms, the country is on edge as the war with Iran reaches a pivotal moment and political battles rise here at home.
  — NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
• The incoming player would also need a high work rate, occupying the opposition and leaving them on edge.
  — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
• In the bond space, benchmark borrowing costs around the world are extending multi-decade highs as inflation concerns and debt levels keep investors on edge.
  — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
• On Wednesday, jittery neighbors said the near disaster is definitely keeping them on edge.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
• That fact may have some meat-eaters on edge, but public health leaders have emphasized repeatedly that the parasite is not a threat to the nation’s food safety.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
• The immediate online backlash to comments about Kirk’s death put institutions on edge.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
• The agency's recent focus on the program has left educators including David Thurston on edge.
  — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 July 2026
• With Wall Street on edge about capex levels, the more management can do to show various paths to monetization, the better.
  — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 July 2026
• Metcalfe Park residents are on edge after a Thursday night shooting became the second incident in a week.
  — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026
• The monitor can also be used in portrait mode, with the panels placed on edge, or in a presentation mode in which one screen faces the presenter and the other faces the audience.
  — Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026