Gossip and jealousy can drive a wedge between close friends if left unchecked.

Her constant criticism had driven a wedge between the siblings, making family dinners tense.

He warned that allowing one exception would be the thin edge of the wedge leading to widespread abuse.

If we allow that exception now, it could be the small end of the wedge that leads to much larger abuses.

Allowing employees to work from home one day a week may seem harmless, but it could be the thin end of the wedge for more flexible scheduling demands.

A wedge-tailed eagle soared over the red desert, scanning for prey below.

The Sikkim wedge-billed babbler foraged quietly through the mossy undergrowth, its clipped call echoing across the cloud forest.

The museum displayed a wedgelike stone that once sealed the tomb.

She inserted the shim wedgewise between the two boards to lock them together.

The ornithologist pointed excitedly when the elusive wedgebill emerged from the dry underbrush.