Sentence examples for verge of reaching from inspiring English sources

Besides the launch, Nasa's Maven spacecraft was on the verge of reaching Mars.

On Thursday night, Mr. McEntegart said, the jury was on the verge of reaching a conclusion.

It came from a time [1964] when jazz was on the verge of reaching its full potential".

At the time, no one could have known that Suzuki would be on the verge of reaching 4,000 combined hits.

Schalke and Real Madrid routed opponents in first-leg Champions League games Tuesday, putting them on the verge of reaching the semifinals.

F.C. Barcelona routed F.C. Basel, 5-0, and is on the verge of reaching the next round of the Champions League.

Having dragged on for over six years, a final decision is on the verge of being reached.

The applause and supportive screams for an athlete on the verge of elimination can reach jet-engine volumes.

Voters sometimes seem on the verge of tears as they reach for their candidate's hand on the rope line.

Leinster, winner of the Heineken Cup — rugby's answer to soccer's Champions League — for the past two seasons and three of the past four, is on the verge of elimination without having reached the playoff stage.

But after nearly six years away, he has risen to the verge of the top 100 after reaching the final in Nice, the second round of the French Open and qualifying for Wimbledon.