Used in a Sentence

edge

How to use edge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for edge.

Editorial note

Sit back, pick technology a couple of steps behind the bleeding edge, and focus on results.

Examples8
Definitions10
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the boundary of a surface

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of edge gathered in one view.

noun

the boundary of a surface

noun

a line determining the limits of an area

noun

a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for edge.

noun

the boundary of a surface

noun

a line determining the limits of an area

noun

a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

noun

the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"

noun

a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"

noun

the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"

verb

advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

verb

provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

verb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

verb

provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

Example sentences

1

Sit back, pick technology a couple of steps behind the bleeding edge, and focus on results.

2

Programming is breaking a problem set down, thinking step by step through it, thinking of edge cases, and making it work.

3

Gradual shifts in the window are hard to notice from the middle, but easy to notice as the "edge" passes over you.

4

Numerous edge cases that would have been lost in high-level review were caught and integrated from day 1 due to my actually watching people do the job for a day or two per department.

5

The title, "Contents", was set in very heavy type which happened to be an unexpected edge case in the classifier and it matched the "o" with the "e" and "n" and output "Contoots".The classifier was adjusted and these errors mostly went away.

6

Heres an example video:"-------"The standard gestures dont help, requiring many in-from-the-edge swipes that not only arent discoverable""After waiting over a minute for the machine to boot and launch the mail app, I got a blank gradient screen.

7

Nearly all DVD's and bluray discs on the market are utterly infested with annoying advertisements and warning screens.#5 was the one thing that legally purchased media had an undeniable edge in over pirated media.

8

But sometimes one is dominant, and if the gray beast gets its teeth all the way into you, it takes away not just positive feelings but everything until you're just a walking shell so empty you can't even fully comprehend what you've lost.> The converse, when the black beast has you, can be much like you describe - you can still feel a kind of dreadful, frenzied joy in short moments as you cling desperately to the edge of the sucking dark hole in yourself, trying to ignore the beast's whispers that any pleasure is a lie that will just make the coming pain more stark and inescapable and utterly deserved.> They're liars, but they're good at it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use edge in a sentence?

Sit back, pick technology a couple of steps behind the bleeding edge, and focus on results.

What does edge mean?

the boundary of a surface

What part of speech is edge?

edge is commonly used as noun, verb.