Examples of 'was on the brink' in a sentence

Meaning of "was on the brink"

Was on the Brink: Implies being very close to a significant event, decision, or outcome, often with a negative connotation

How to use "was on the brink" in a sentence

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was on the brink
He looked like was on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Another reason was the world was on the brink of.
Russia was on the brink of a new civil war.
I am investigating a case that was on the brink of being closed.
She was on the brink of her ultimate triumph.
Jackson feared that he was on the brink of death.
I was on the brink of death for a year.
His chiropractic clinic was on the brink of failure.
It was on the brink of social and economic ruin.
She could tell he was on the brink of a breakdown.
I was on the brink of tears all day.
Considering the city was on the brink of civil war.
He was on the brink of his own orgasm.
Once again the voyage was on the brink of disaster.
I was on the brink of death when my dark magic kicked in.

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By the middle of last year it was on the brink of disintegration.
She was on the brink of going bad herself.
It was clear that the nation was on the brink of war.
The world was on the brink of total chaos.
It generally waited until a nation was on the brink of collapse.
And he was on the brink of female phobia.
The auto industry was on the brink.
My brother was on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Lenin was convinced that the world was on the brink of revolution.
Athens was on the brink of civil war.
That meant when a person was on the brink of death.
Rome was on the brink of civil war.
My existence was on the brink.
I was on the brink of being caught and very nearly killed.
This town was on the brink.
I was on the brink of falling asleep when he whispered in my ear.
When life was on the brink.
I was on the brink of losing the match.
Once again she was on the brink of orgasm.
I was on the brink of a college scholarship and a whole new life.
By the end of my sophomore year my world was on the brink of collapse.
Until star was on the brink of explosion.
Due to the delay in having the operation he was on the brink of peritonitis.
The man was on the brink of death.
It seems like an unforeseen mystery was on the brink of unfolding.
Percy was on the brink of getting everything he ever wanted.
I once sustained severe injuries and was on the brink of giving up my dreams.
She was on the brink of another orgasm.
For several weeks the country was on the brink of violent revolution.
He was on the brink of death then.
His mind was not clear as he was on the brink of death.
The earth was on the brink of being destroyed.
More riots erupted and the region was on the brink of civil war.
Mother was on the brink of death.
I remember seeing my sister so prematurely born that she was on the brink of death.

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