on the fringe(s)

idiom

: on the outer edge (of something)

They lived on the fringe of the forest.

—often used figuratively

He has been working for years on the fringes of the entertainment industry.

Examples of on the fringe(s) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ideas that were once on the fringes are today brought together as movements. —Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The play, about two estranged brothers fighting for their slice of the American Dream on the fringes of the Southern California desert, couldn’t be more timely. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025

One company, Brilliant Planet, has proposed growing it on the fringes of the Sahara Desert in Morocco, then burying it. —Tom Page, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025

Millers often sat on the fringe of the 53-man roster, active in some games, inactive in others. —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025