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The phrase "felt on edge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of anxiety or nervousness.
Example: "After hearing the unsettling news, I felt on edge for the rest of the day."
Alternatives: "felt anxious" or "felt tense."
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Over time his fear filtered down to his management team and through the ranks of his organisation until everyone felt on edge.
Making my way into Edgartown for an afternoon freelance journalist interview, I felt on edge.
"After that, I felt on edge about what I said to him.
I still felt on edge every time I got a notification, every time I had to block another new account, only for a new follow request to appear.
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"You always feel on edge".
For days afterwards, I feel on edge.
Living with an alcoholic can make you feel on edge, as if you are living with a grenade that might go off at any moment.
Wandering round it in the dead of night – the tours run from 8.45pm to 5am – even the sceptical soon feel on edge.
"Certain shops have a long history of robberies and you feel on edge all the time," says Stevens, now a shop manager at Ladbrokes.
If you knew with absolute certainty that life from now on would bring only failure and defeat, you might well be depressed, but you wouldn't feel on edge.
Fa'afoi reiterated the prime minister's earlier message and asked New Zealanders to look out for their neighbours and community, as the country could feel on edge for a number of days.
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