on the brink of
Example Sentences
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America’s most prolific drilling region finds itself on the brink of being trapped between an uptick in drilling in response to rising energy prices and not enough ways to get product to market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The location of the parent asteroid was key -- it broke up on the brink of the gravitational 3:1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
It is also where Abraham Lincoln, as the nation stood on the brink of Civil War, appealed to “the better angels of our nature.”
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
While uncertainty lingers over improvements and timetables at LAX, the county’s second-busiest airport is on the brink of big changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Rob, this is Helen at Base Camp,” Wilton importuned, sounding as if she was on the brink of tears.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
