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brink

noun

ˈbriŋk

Definition of brink

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived

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Recent Examples of brink Scandal and disgrace In 1978, host Argentina was on a brink of elimination. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 The Timberwolves’ season, again, faces a brink. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026 But with the Trojans on the very brink of the tournament bubble, time is quickly running out on that possibility. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brink

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verge

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The bar’s aesthetic verges on Brutalist, with walls made of concrete blocks, uniform round tables, and stone chairs affixed to the floor, but its offerings are a more conventional list of classic cocktails, including Spritzes and Negronis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Parker is perpetually just on the verge of manhood — youthful, optimistic, with a somewhat innocent boyish sense of romance.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

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