Examples of 'been on the verge' in a sentence

Meaning of "been on the verge"

been on the verge - It suggests being very close to experiencing or achieving something

How to use "been on the verge" in a sentence

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been on the verge
This village has been on the verge of an explosion.
Been on the verge of expulsion.
But which nevertheless has been on the verge of disappearing.
I have been on the verge of spitting it all out.
At that time both species appear to have been on the verge of extinction.
Must have been on the verge of the DTs.
There have been times when homo sapien has been on the verge of extinction.
I have been on the verge of tears several times.
In his youth his band of Mississaugas had been on the verge of destruction.
Richie has been on the verge of a breakdown.
Every day since I heard the news I have been on the verge of tears.
They have been on the verge of bankruptcy for a year.
Up until this point, the couple have been on the verge of breaking up.
I have been on the verge of shaving it off many times.
We are told that US troops have been on the verge of reembarking at Omaha.

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I have been on the verge of tears for several days now.
Way you drink, must have been on the verge of the DTs.
She has been on the verge of death for nearly two decades.
They tried to poison her, they have been on the verge of perforating her stomach.
We have been on the verge of death many times during those three years.
And those two gangs have been on the verge of war for years.
AI has been on the verge of being the next big thing for decades now.
The economy of El Salvador has been on the verge of collapsing previously.
We have been on the verge of Chapter 11 since that accident in the park.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had been on the verge of.
He has been on the verge of tears.
A month in the hospital without booze . Must have been on the verge of the DTs.
We have been on the verge.
Have you ever felt desperation, been on the verge of suicide?
I must have been on the verge of a nervous breakdown for a long time.
Ever since that accident in the park. We've been on the verge of Chapter 11.
Jawbone has been on the verge of bankruptcy for several years now.
Has recently been on the verge of;.
Matt has been on the verge of this for so long - congratulations.
Your daughter has been on the verge of death twice.
Having recently been on the verge of extinction, Snake River sockeye salmon populations have recovered.
But the series has been on the verge of financial collapse several times.
He's been on the verge of asking me.
The marriage has been on the verge of breaking up for a long time now.
Her sword had been on the verge of breaking through mere minutes ago.
The Inzerillo family had been on the verge of total extermination by the Corleonesi.
They have been on the verge of hatching… until now.
Feeling that she had been on the verge of a mystery, and inwardly.
They've been on the verge of hatching… until now.
She 's been on the verge of hysteria.
We 'd been on the verge of disaster.
They have been on the verge of glory for the past 20 years.
Your sister has been on the verge of death, and you weren't around.
In fact, I've been on the verge of photos many times.
No, Bailey 's been on the verge for days.

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