How to Use on the verge of in a Sentence

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  • Young leaves the dinner upset and on the verge of tears.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • In the second set, Djokovic went up 4-0, and the match felt on the verge of blowout status.
    — Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • The music at times seemed on the verge of falling apart — a metaphor for grief?
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
  • The music at times seemed on the verge of falling apart — a metaphor for grief?
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
  • And with that, Ohio State could be on the verge of naming who will take the first snap of the 2023 season.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Dodgers were on the verge of a very different ending.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • One of the worst famines in decades is on the verge of breaking out in Africa’s third-largest country.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The Tigers trailed most of the way on Wednesday, and at times things seemed to be on the verge of getting out of hand.
    — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Then there’s Brazil, which always seems on the verge of a breakout.
    — Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
  • Spieth on the verge of missing the cut Jordan Spieth is on the wrong side of the cut line.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Paris is on the verge of the summer Olympics, so the city, which is always lovely, seems to sparkle in look and mood.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The City Council is on the verge of declaring a state of emergency.
    — Elinor Simek, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The game was on the verge of possibly getting away from the Chicago White Sox.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • At least one big mystery seems to be on the verge of being resolved.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For pretty much all of my life, a 10-minute jog or even a quick sprint left me on the verge of throwing up.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But in recent weeks, that deal has appeared on the verge of falling apart.
    — Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Indian state of Manipur is on the verge of civil war.
    — Time, 13 July 2023
  • Two years ago, Robinson appeared on the verge of a breakout.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Pilar Guzmán had $46 in the bank and her business was on the verge of bankruptcy 16 years ago.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Last year, Enrique Bunbury was on the verge of calling it quits.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • At the same time, his company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Within a week of landing near the south pole, Odysseus was on the verge of powering down for good.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • Their wedding while Izzie was on the verge of dying from cancer?!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024
  • Wall Street believes its soft-landing dream is on the verge of coming true.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Fort Smith, however, now appears to be on the verge of a new golden era.
    — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • Cracked hoses that leak air and mask and fin straps that are on the verge of tearing can endanger a diver’s life.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • The Warriors have won nine of their last 10 and are on the verge of ending the regular season on a hot streak for the fourth time in as many years.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The consensus: The fans who cared and those on the verge of abandoning ship had seen enough of a toothless offense.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That tone carries over to the series, and makes Goldblum — a master of the antic and the arch — perfectly suited to play a god on the verge of a breakdown.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The court’s ruling cruelly slammed the door on these New Yorkers and thousands more families on the verge of homelessness.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024

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