Examples of brink in a Sentence
was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived
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Arresting climate change and the loss of species that will result is a critical step away from that brink, but one that policymakers and the public are embracing only slowly.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Man Utd and Tottenham on brink of face-off for Europa League title
(CBS)
Football is never done until it’s done — Manchester United’s ‘portrait of pandemonium’ against Lyon proved that — but there’s only minor jeopardy in predicting that the Europa League is headed for an all Premier League final.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
—Katie Dempsey, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Man Utd and Tottenham on brink of face-off for Europa League title
(CBS)
Football is never done until it’s done — Manchester United’s ‘portrait of pandemonium’ against Lyon proved that — but there’s only minor jeopardy in predicting that the Europa League is headed for an all Premier League final.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Failure to act will push more seniors to the financial brink, further jeopardizing their health and well-being.
—Katie Dempsey, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Brink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brink. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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