at the threshold
Example Sentences
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“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
Mr Boyce added the smaller amounts were at the threshold of the limit beyond which they would have had to have been declared to the Electoral Commission.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 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
“May I come again, Mademoiselle?” she asked at the threshold.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
