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Example Sentences

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“We’re not on the verge of bankruptcy by a long shot.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the closest O’Hara gets to playing the straight man, if a straight man was a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

From Los Angeles Times

Just as it seemed Pimblett was on the verge of being broken, he stormed back in the third round.

From BBC

As the median age of South Korea's society rose, however, these people were "no longer on the verge of old age but at the centre of society", he says.

From BBC

Konik noted that Nike is on the verge of becoming a dividend aristocrat, referring to companies referring to companies that have increased payouts to investors every year for at least the last 25 years.

From Barron's