on the edge of

phrase

: very close to (something)

a species on the edge of extinction

The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.

He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.

Examples of on the edge of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Docking the Akira One for the last time, Nathan feels proud that his team kept it together despite being on the edge of collapse literally the entire time. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Perched on the edge of Marina Bay, Moshe Safdie’s ArtScience Museum embodies the intersection of art and science through the metaphor of a lotus. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Looking for a spooky season page-turner to keep you on the edge of your seat? — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Reviving a yearslong disagreement, the city of Batavia is again asking Aurora to remove a gate on Wagner Road off Mesa Lane, which currently cuts off one way of entering and exiting a neighborhood on the edge of Aurora’s border with Batavia. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the edge of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove