Sentence examples for hover on the brink from inspiring English sources

She seems to hover on the brink of insanity, struggling between two states of mind.

Now, as we hover on the brink of the coalition's precipitous cuts, there's no better time to consider his wisdom.

The squabbling over Gogol's roots comes as Russia and Ukraine hover on the brink of yet another dispute over transport of gas to European consumers.

Reduced to nearly abstract shadows, or ghosts, her attenuated figures hover on the brink of visibility and existence, which makes them the perfect easy-to-read symbols for marginality.

Jones is admirably candid about the difficulties: both he and Francesca suffer periods of near-breakdown, "compassion fatigue" is a constant threat, and they permanently hover on the brink of exhaustion.

The film sees all three of its lead characters hover on the brink of adolescence, "and while they look braver and more capable than before, the dangers they face seem far more grave and their own vulnerability more intense".

Macmillan's initiative is a telling commentary on an industry hovering on the brink of crisis.

The result: The metalmark hovers on the brink of local extinction.

Instead of chugging along in reasonable health, the United States had been hovering on the brink of a double-dip recession.

Put simply, she wished to become a Christian, but Stanford still hovered on the brink of conversion.

But each time I hovered on the brink, I found myself shrugging and saying, Let it go.