brink on

Example Sentences

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Invasive mule deer are pushing native plants to the brink on Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023

And then consider that Tuscarora took the Bulldogs to the brink on Friday in a 14-13 scare Stone Bridge pulled out on the back of its defense.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2017

Analysts point out that the government has neared the brink on reaching crucial financial agreements in the past without marketwide collapse.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2011

From the brink on which we stood an enormous ladder, of the rudest possible construction, led to the bottom of the hole.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.

When we sit together by the river brink on sunny days, or on the greensward under the yews in our old garden, we are always telling ancient Celtic romances, and planning, even acting, new ones.

From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith