Example Sentences

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When his camera isn’t woozily circling like a merry-go-round, his edginess glints.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Without the runoff rematch between Herrera and Gonzales, we won’t learn whether there are limits to how much internet edginess an electorate can handle.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

There’s a formal edginess to the work that lifts it above a mere proclamation of solidarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Nevertheless, there is an edginess from officials evidenced by the fact that a police officer questioned the BBC team who were taking pictures at the terminal – but they were quickly cleared after some checks.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Sierra felt a familiar edginess creep over her.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older