Sentence examples for approaching the brink from inspiring English sources
Congress was repeatedly approaching the brink, he said, because of "shutdown fatigue".
Indeed, the group seems to work best when the world economy is approaching the brink of disaster, which naturally creates a sense of common purpose and shared interests.
About a half-hour later came surges of energy in our stomachs, anticipation of something huge about to happen, excitement and fear as though approaching the brink of an unknown waterfall.
As I stated, I truly have no idea what chances such legislation has of passing Congress, especially in an election season, and most especially when we appear to be approaching the brink of yet another foreign war.
After working around a leadoff walk in the bottom of the eighth, Jansen knew he was approaching the brink — he had thrown a season-high 37 pitches, more than he had tallied in a game in five years.
Through basaltic throughcuts we approached the brink.
Social Security last approached the brink of insolvency in 1983.
That, advocates say, could help allay Wall Street anxiety as lawmakers approach the brink of default.
Nassau, one of the nation's wealthiest counties, approached the brink of bankruptcy under the previous county executive, Thomas S. Gulotta.
Suharto banned the PKI and began formulating new policies to stabilize the country's economy and political life, which had approached the brink of chaos in the last years of Sukarno's rule.
The country had approached the brink of civil war as the government's security forces killed protesters and fought with rivals of Mr. Saleh's who command their own fighters.
