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Sentence examples for on brink from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'on brink' is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
When used, it means 'on the edge' or 'very close', and implies a sense of danger or a precarious position. For example: The company was on brink of bankruptcy, but fortunately the situation was salvaged.

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It was "a huge moment in the nation's history", said the Daily Mail, while the Daily Express believed us to be "on brink of a new era in British history".

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The Guardian

While the Sun on Sunday (SoS) was convinced, "Bojo on brink of Brexit 'yes'", the Sunday Times's page one story suggested there might yet be a change of heart: "No 10 in last-ditch bid to woo Boris".

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The Guardian

Berolzheimer's Municipal Opera hangs on brink of discontinuance.

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The New Yorker

P1 Apple on brink of selling 1bn iPhones.

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The Guardian

Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark on brink of striking 470 sailing gold.

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The Guardian - Sport

Updated at 3.40pm GMT 3.33pm GMT Summit on brink of collapse..

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The show, on Fox, is on the brink of cancellation.

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The New York Times - Arts

Bethlehem On The Brink? Bethlehem Steel On The Forbes 500s.

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Forbes

By our estimate there are at least eight major U.S. cities "on the brink" (see "Cities on the Brink").

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Madrid on the brink.

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The New York Times

Egypt hovers on the brink.

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