Sentence examples for on its edge from inspiring English sources

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"But he's got his subversive side that enjoys taking on audience expectation and turning it on its edge".

Tilt the bucket toward you slightly, rolling it on its edge as you scrape off any dry grout from the sides.

He took all the drawers out to see if the medal had slipped to the side, if it was standing on its edge on one of the plywood slats that held the drawers in place.

You don't really prepare yourself for the possibility that you flip the coin in the air and it lands on its edge and you get neither outcome".

He was nearly finished when he reached for a heavy sheet of exterior plywood, which he had to raise on its edge to drag it to the truck.

You can't even be 100-percent sure that coins spilled on a hard surface will land heads or tails every time: Twice in my life I have seen one coin end up balanced on its edge in this situation.

When a disc stands on its edge on a flat surface it touches the surface at one point, which is known as the point of tangency.

A brass ring spins on its edge madly accelerating as it descends to a final stop.

The lid will be sharp, so be careful not to cut your finger on its edge when you pry it off.

A good way to hold a door upright on its edge is to put "feet" on it by screwing long, wide scraps of wood to the top and bottom ends, resting them tight against the floor.

21, 22 For an intuitive understanding, imagine a domino balanced on its edge – pushing either side topples it, blocking the other side.

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