Sentence examples for they were on edge from inspiring English sources

Progress in Europe was not smooth; in fact, they were on edge.

The "insulated, isolated" Missouri governor, Jay Nixon, announced in advance of the decision a commission to investigate why things fell apart so rapidly, that "they are on edge".

But they are on edge.

At least a few investors have also told us on background they are on edge about investing in health tech due to Trump's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

His neighbors told HuffPost Crime that they're on edge, ready to call 911 over the sound of any crack in the woods.

Right now they are on edge, shuffling their agents, their cars, their laws, to avoid the contagion that could come from the East.

Some of the people who live here have narrowly escaped death several times [on their way to France], they are on edge," he told VICE News.

It's immediately clear they're on edge, aware that they've just let a journalist and a man with a camera in on the illegal operation being run out of their home.

Said Mr. Eatman, "They were paid to be on the edge, and they were on the edge".

For a year or so, they were on the edge of superstardom.

They were on the edge of their seats willing the ball to go in.