on the brink of
Example Sentences
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Chwalinska had only come through Grand Slam qualifying in two of her previous 14 attempts, but winning nine matches in a row put her on the brink of history.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
"Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated," he said, rejecting the idea Russia was on the brink of a full-blown crisis.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Market breadth is poor and breadth oscillators are on the brink of sell signals.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
As Ebola spread across West Africa in September 2014, the world was on the brink of catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The wood had already changed him, enlarged his experience to a point where he felt that he was on the brink of discovering some secret, of whose existence, even, that other world did not know.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
