verge

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

She’d been traveling all over the Balkans, to untouched places that seem right on the verge of being truly developed for tourism.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

“This measure is a safety net for news outlets on the verge of closure,” said former state Sen. Steve Glazer, who is a proponent of the bill and during his Senate term pushed similar legislation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

On the verge of tears, his voice quivered and broke.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

He seemed on the verge of making some joking remark, but when he saw me his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open into a small round o.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

We like a very early dinner that verges on being a very late lunch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The film is such a Christmas perennial it verges on the liturgical, and why not?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Nature recovery officer Naomi Walker, said: "These strips of trees and grass verges might look unassuming, but they can be home to a wide variety of plant species and biodiversity powerhouses if managed correctly."

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Releasing a film like “Michael” into that universe isn’t bold; it verges on idiotic.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

Spearpoints shone in the light of the rising sun, and all along die verges the grass glistened with the morning frost.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

A questionable outlet, the company obtained the results through a methodology so shady it verged on outright dishonesty: They used a definition of “tradwife” that bears no resemblance to the term’s actual meaning.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

More goals are being scored, but the amount of pushing and pulling has at times verged on the farcical.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

On social media, the schadenfreude has verged on gleeful, with the public picking up on even the smallest references to confirm their priors and their thirst for justice is palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

He was a northerner, with black curls that verged on womanish, an effect he tempered with his carefully tended beard.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The re-created history, which is where many historical documentaries fail, looks good, and the scenes the writers conjure up are well done, if verging sometimes on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Former scrum-half Matt Dawson described England's discipline as "verging on comical" after their number of yellow cards for the year reached 14 in the chaotic 31-24 controversial win over Argentina.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

A plant that was once romantic is now, some fear, verging on the apocalyptic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

McCandless viewed running as an intensely spiritual exercise, verging on religion.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer