brink

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, the half-empty carton of cream in the fridge, the berries on the brink of collapse and the hamburger buns lingering in the bread box stop looking like scraps and start looking like material.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“It is a country on the brink of terminal crisis. People don’t know what’s going to happen next, and most have almost no hope that things will actually improve.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Early on in the season, some brands launched campaigns with Batula, who seemed to be on the brink of a star-turn after her separation from Cooke.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A decline that sent the index to the brink of bear-market territory began a couple of weeks later.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Beyond it was a deep fosse lost in soft shadow, but the grass upon its brink was green, as if it glowed still in memory of the sun that had gone.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien