brink
Example Sentences
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He has guided Villa to their first European final for 44 years, since they lifted the European Cup, and to the brink of ending a 30-year trophy drought.
From BBC • May 20, 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
That day had to be Monday night, the only day that mattered for a Lakers team on the brink of elimination.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
But LIV’s future is on the brink now that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolled the entire operation, has decided to turn off the funding tap after this season.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It was really my doing, or rather my drawings, that had brought us to this brink.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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