How to Use the brink in a Sentence

the brink

noun
  • The Avs are on the brink on the rink.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • For a city on the brink, the price was too much to pay.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And a life on the brink of ending.
    — Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The city is on the brink of something new.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Outfest is back from the brink.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The mental side pushed him to the brink.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • How did the soulmates get so close to the brink?
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But more than drought pushed the fishery to the brink.
    — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
  • The Dodgers had the Phillies on the brink.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The last one, which sent me over the brink, was our college friends.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But in the hills above the city, two dams were on the brink of collapse.
    — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • My nails were brought back from the brink of death in a matter of days.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This was the feeling of the wind against their backs as they were pushed to the brink.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Cuba is on the brink of collapse.
    — Jim Defede, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Emotions flared as overwork pushed the staff to the brink.
    — Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But today, they’re being pushed to the brink.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But the price of care for their children has pushed their budget to the brink.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
  • India and Pakistan came to the brink of a war.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Twelve-year-olds are on the brink of their cool teenage years, yet sometimes long to be kids again.
    — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Her colleague, the one from the hallway, is among those who came back from the brink.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For most of the world, this week is just another set of days on the brink of spring.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Drake is riding high with the Jays on the brink of a title.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Collins and Maff were each on the brink of winning the belts with the cage door open.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Three of these a day over the course of several weeks can bring a child back from the brink.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
  • At the same time, Colombia is on the brink of its vintage scene.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The oil embargo has driven it to the brink.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026
  • Half of the rocket’s software team was on the brink of quitting.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
  • That is even more true with five teams pushed to the brink of elimination.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This is not the picture of a ranch clawed back from the brink of extinction.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
  • But the brink of history can rattle the best of ’em.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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