Sentence examples for the brink of missing from inspiring English sources

With the Netherlands on the brink of missing the tournament, Hiddink was fired in June.

They are on the brink of missing the playoffs for the fifth time in seven seasons.

Jackson was secretly interviewed for Van Gundy's job when the Knicks were on the brink of missing the playoffs.

Tampa Bay beat New York 7-0, pushing the Yankees to the brink of missing the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years.

All that left Avangard, its schedule completed with a record of 27-29, on the brink of missing the playoffs as the regular season ended on Thursday.

If the US men lost to Guatemala again, they'd be on the brink of missing the 2018 World Cup and coach Jürgen Klinsmann's job would surely be on the line.

They certainly will not care that the play-off final was a low-quality spectacle and that, after 120 goalless minutes, they were pushed to the brink of despair as they missed their first three penalties in an epic shootout.

In a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe told lawmakers that the postal service is "at the brink of default" and could miss a $5.5 billion payment on retiree benefits at the end of this month.

He also took Finland to the brink of their first ever international tournament, missing out on a place at Euro 2008 by just three points after securing six wins in their qualifying group.

A week ago, New Orleans (13-0) appeared on the brink of its first loss until Washington missed a chip-shot field-goal attempt.

Victories over Test sides West Indies and Zimbabwe took them to the brink of the quarter-finals, only to miss out on net run-rate.