How to Use cusp in a Sentence

cusp

noun

• Beer, a Diamondbacks prospect on cusp of the majors, knew what this call might mean.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2021
• Last June, just as the group was on the cusp of a sonic evolution, Groggs died, at thirty-two.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
• Nemo dived to two thousand feet, where there is no light, the water is on the cusp of freezing, and there is prey, likely squid, halibut, capelin, and polar cod.
  — Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021
• That day nearly two decades ago, Johnson was on the cusp of his first major stock car victory of what would be an illustrious career.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2021
• There already is a small, low-observable, robotic tanker on the cusp of U.S. military service.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
• By the 1980s vaccine production stood on the cusp of change helped by the emergence of biotechnology.
  — Lara Marks, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2021
• Another losing streak has the Orioles on the cusp of clinching another losing season.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• The graduate transfer from Georgia Tech was on the cusp of making an impact there before being sidelined by a foot and shoulder injuries.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2021
• The timing wasn't ideal with DeSales on the cusp of its football season, but Bellarmine's opening greatly appealed to him.
  — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2021
• This trapping and cooling of atoms enables a broad range of use cases that are on the cusp of delivering transformational impact across multiple industries.
  — Paul Lipman, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• Boston teetered on the cusp of history Tuesday night, a city eagerly awaiting results as polls closed in one of the most consequential mayoral elections in a century.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• Even the Soviet Union, on the cusp of full collapse, managed to get out of Afghanistan in good order and leave behind a government that endured for several years.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Sep. 2021
• The Padres are on the cusp, and ownership might be impatient with the team’s modest improvement in 2021 after an offseason spending spree.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• There's Pam, on the cusp of a new life as a killer for hire.
  — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022
• These songs were made right on the cusp of my loss of faith.
  — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 18 Jan. 2022
• Most of the sites are wooded, some perched on the cusp of a hill.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022
• The Bruins were on the cusp of reaching the top half of the conference in the 2021.
  — oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
• This was at the tail end of the Obama years, on the cusp of Trump’s election.
  — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2021
• The Eagles, on the cusp of taking control of the game, just opened the door again for the Chiefs.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• And age wise, Boomers on the cusp of retirement saved the most (16.5%).
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
• The result is a wine that is on the cusp between a rosé and a red wine.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
• And most reached the Double-A level or above, putting them on the cusp of the big leagues.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2021
• Lacy is on the cusp of the kind of fame that tests a young artist’s character.
  — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• That happened in March 2017, just as the trees were on the cusp of reaching peak bloom.
  — Emma Ricketts, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• The Green Bay Packers were 4-8 through their first 12 games but are now on the cusp of the playoffs.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
• The truckers appear to be on the cusp of something big.
  — Nate Hochman, National Review, 15 Feb. 2022
• Auburn is on the cusp of a top-10 ranking in the latest AP poll amid an 8-0 start to the season.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 5 Dec. 2022
• The space tourism industry seems to be on the cusp of a major boom.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2022
• Shōgun is set on the cusp between war and peace at the tail end of the Sengoku period.
  — Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
• Being the cusp of summer in Nashville, one of those gently emphatic storms rolled through — patient downpours for hours, steady and in no rush to leave.
  — Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024