Sentence examples for act verging from inspiring English sources
Chris Dunne, headteacher of Langdon Park school in Tower Hamlets, London, described the government's decision as "an enormously destructive act, verging on vandalism" and said it was a tragedy that sporting opportunities had been cut back dramatically either side of the Games.
But the Ministry of Truth tone of the Serbian submission, in which the Albanian FA was accused of orchestrating the drone incident as part of a premeditated "terrorist act", verged on the ridiculous.
His line readings in the first act verge on robotic, while his singing is comparatively fluid and imprecise.
And also humor, which Francis rarely acknowledges during his act, which verges extraordinarily close to shtick without ever conceding to it.
Mr. Merchant, 37, goes out of his way in the act to present himself as inept, verging on hopeless, and as being thwarted at every turn by Mr. Gervais's brighter star.
It's verging on a criminal act.
It divided into two forms the zarzuela grande in three acts, equivalent to romantic operetta, and the género chico in one act, invariably comic, usually satirical, employing the broadest musical vernacular, and verging on revue.
"O.K.," Loria said, verging on impatient.
ATMOSPHERE -- Verging on futuristic.
