edgewise in the PONS Dictionary

edgewise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sb cannot get a word in edgeways sb cannot get a word in edgewise Am inf
никой не може да вмъкне дума [o. да се обади]
he didn't let me get a word in edgewise
той не ме остави да говоря

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English
They have really tinny and nasal voices and have lousy articulation; they talk a blue streak and don't let their guests get a word in edgewise!
entertainment.inquirer.net
Too bad they couldn't get a word in edgewise.
piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com
Ask her why this place is so important to her, and you won't get a word in edgewise.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Sweating and still pumped after the show, it was hard to get a question in edgewise with all the well-wishers and back-patters interrupting.
www.nunatsiaqonline.ca
Unprovoked bursts of laughter and tongue-in-cheek comments sneak edgewise into her business-like responses to the series of interviews slotted out for her.
www.dnaindia.com
The test specimen is loaded in three-point bending in the edgewise direction.
en.wikipedia.org
His acolytes lined up to him to get a word in edgewise before festivities began.
observer.com
Both an incessant tease and non-stop talker it can be hard to get a word in edgewise.
www.stuff.co.nz
You will be hard-pressed to get a word in edgewise once he gets rolling about his passion.
www.northumberlandtoday.com
For a telescope in our solar system to see an exoplanet in transit, the planet's orbit must be lined up edgewise to us.
www.wired.co.uk

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