on the 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

Those cheat codes are now on the brink of powering soccer’s greatest upset since Leicester City defied 5,000-to-1 odds to win the Premier League a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Villa are on the brink of sealing a top-five spot in the Premier League and qualifying for next season's Champions League, having won the old version of the competition themselves back in 1982.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I was on the brink of tears, but I fought to keep them in.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu