Sentence examples for on edge if from inspiring English sources

Why put armed officials on edge if there's no reason to do so?

The French establishment is on edge – if they lose control of the security situation, an unthinkable political event could be possible.

Thus the gamble that really keeps business owners here on edge: if this happened, it could be devastating, and a business's final settlement with BP might fall far short.

So I consumed a whole oven pizza and a coffee-in-a-can of double espresso for breakfast because it was important to feel full and gross and uncomfortably on edge if I was going to do this properly.

"I'm always on edge, because if one comes on, I can't see, the lack of vision lasts for about 20 to 40 minutes.

Larkin brought out the best in Amis, kept him if not exactly honest at least on edge; indeed, if you knew nothing about Kingsley Amis, or the conventions of his time and place, you'd come away from this anthology certain he and Philip Larkin were lovers, and that Amis's great fear was that he would cease to hold Larkin's interest.

As the date of a final agreement grows closer and deadlines get moved further back, he is more and more on edge, as if he is the only one who can see the nuclear annihilation on the horizon.

Stand bricks or pavers on end, edge to edge, if you plan to border your walkway.

That you're always on edge, wondering if other people think you're a boy or a girl.

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.

While Anastasia Garvey, an actress and model, doesn't have office pressure, she says she is constantly on edge wondering if she'll get a certain job.