at the threshold

Example Sentences

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For a second, our vehicle lingered at the threshold.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

“Do you mind?” he asked, breathless at the threshold.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

For icodec, time below 3.0 mmol/L was at the threshold of the internationally recommended targets during weeks 22-26 and below recommended targets during weeks 48-52.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

Her response echoed the message we found in her books — the one on the flag she planted at the threshold of adolescence, which still waves today.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Lon hesitated at the threshold, but there was no sign of movement.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee