Example sentences for: edging

How can you use “edging” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Ringgit (Malaysia) means `serrated, milled,' a characteristic of the edging on coins.

  • The effect was notably different from the off-center charm of a gleaming stud in one nostril or a row of thin rings edging the flange of an ear.

  • Her speech seems spontaneous, not scripted: The desired effect, of course, is that she personalize the industry she is promoting, edging it into our consciousness as a provider of solutions--nay, as a caring provider of solutions.

  • Holds range from friction through thin to jug handles . A large hold at the end of a hard pitch is often called a thank-God hold . A very small hold that depends on the friction between the climber's boot and the rock is a smear . When the climber uses the inside edge of his boot on a very narrow hold, he is edging .

  • The resulting insurance, banking and securities company will be called Citigroup (narrowly edging out Travelerscorp, Groupcorp, Corpgroup, Corptravelers, and Groupciti, we hear) and will become the fifth largest American corporation.


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