Examples of 'are on the edge' in a sentence

Meaning of "are on the edge"

are on the edge - This phrase typically means being in a risky or precarious situation, close to a critical point, threshold, or extreme emotional state

How to use "are on the edge" in a sentence

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are on the edge
The sensors are on the edge of the panel.
I argue in this paper that we are on the edge.
My readers are on the edge of their collective seat.
They say things that are on the edge.
You are on the edge of such a fiery abyss.
Social security systems are on the edge of bankruptcy.
You are on the edge of great wealth or indigence.
Water and electricity are on the edge of land.
You are on the edge of control now.
Thousands of languages are on the edge of disappearing.
We are on the edge of a crisis in the bond markets.
All the gangs are on the edge.
They are on the edge of the promised land.
Elephants around the world are on the edge.
I guess you are on the edge of collapse.

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Are on the edge of this.
And things that are on the edge of not working.
We are on the edge of your vision hiding those things that you fear.
Large enterprises are on the edge of breakdown.
You are on the edge of accusing me of mass murder.
These grapes are on the edge.
You are on the edge of history kid.
You got some farmers that are on the edge of breaking.
You are on the edge of a dangerous precipice.
You may feel as if you are on the edge of a cliff.
You are on the edge of mortal surrender.
The sensors are on the edge.
We are on the edge of the city.
Whether you want it or not you are on the edge of very serious problems.
We are on the edge of a global catastrophic disaster.
When you are on the edge.
We are on the edge of understanding one another.
Examples are the many shale companies that are on the edge of bankruptcy today.
Pajamas are on the edge of the bed.
SketchUp shows a red dot indicating you are on the edge.
I am sure you are on the edge of dropping out or something.
The reason I am here is that we are on the edge of a crisis.
Pyjamas are on the edge of the bed.
From mainstream news headlines it seems Iran and Israel are on the edge of war.
And we are on the edge of the abyss.
Turn in too early and there you are on the edge of the track.
People are on the edge of their seats.
The northern fringes of Mongolia are on the edge of civilisation.
To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to war pessimism.
Maybe because I like things that are on the edge of creepy.
As a planet we are on the edge of environmental catastrophe.
But as I said in the post I think we are on the edge of a change.
You are on the edge of a massive disruption to normal life.
A prime location because you are on the edge of the Verbier plateau.
They are on the edge of something great.

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