How to Use on edge in a Sentence

on edge

phrase
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ceuta, SpainAP — Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but residents were still rattled by the events of the week.
    — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Investors have been on edge this earnings season as concerns rise about whether large tech companies can prove their multibillion-dollar investments are yielding returns.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Though the frigid headmaster answers their questions about his wife and his own timeline without flair, his demeanor immediately puts Annie on edge.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • According to Achieve survey data, 50% of respondents said money issues left them feeling anxious or on edge.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Bryson DeChambeau seems to be on edge ahead of this week's LIV Golf season finale in Indianapolis.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • For months, the disability community has been on edge about how moving oversight of IDEA could affect students.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • The press and the public were on edge after Spain failed for the third consecutive time at a World Cup, losing to Morocco on penalties in Qatar.
    — Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
  • Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bond yields continued spiking around the globe yesterday, putting investors on edge.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Josh Simmons Josh Simmons spent plenty of time keeping people on edge growing up — whether that was opposing defensive linemen or his family members.
    — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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