1. He found that even if he could get a word in edgewise it was encircled and cut off right away.

2. Jean didn't let me get a word in edgewise.

3. I could not get a word in edgewise.

4. The other people could have let me get a word in edgewise, but they didn't.

5. When would the other chat room attendees get a word in edgewise?

6. For a logical man, not able to get a word in edgewise[http://], Vienna became a complete turnoff.

7. Try to get a word in edgewise by leaning forward and opening your mouth slightly, advises Anne Kadet on Smartmoney.com.

8. He had always heard that money talks, he said, but now it seems that all of China's money still doesn't let it get a word in edgewise at the International Monetary Fund and other global forums.

9. At these business dinners, meaningless chitchat and boisterous toasts take up most of the time. Those who really want to discuss something can't get a word in edgewise and end up just wasting time.

10. Similarly, women can be so chatty, on guard or defensive at times, that the men can't get a word in edgewise and when they do we jump all over them without hearing them out.

11. It is an irate caller who does not let you get a word in edgewise, and the more the person talks, the more stressed you get.

12. When I talk, it isn't always easy for others to get a word in edgewise.