How to Use on the cusp in a Sentence

on the cusp

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  • That has also helped put the S&P 500 back on the cusp of fresh record highs.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • New England gets the ball at the Buffalo 11, on the cusp of the lead.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
    Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • This marks the first time in eight months that the Russians are on the cusp of taking a Ukrainian city.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
  • All of this matters for a team that is on the cusp of contending again.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • One of the last happy, carefree times for us as children on the cusp of our teenage years.
    Time, 6 June 2023
  • The setting is an all-boys New England prep school on the cusp of a two-week Christmas break.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, the technology is on the cusp of much wider adoption.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Page Six is the first outlet to report that Cooper and Shayk are on the cusp of breaking up.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 24 July 2023
  • The band had been put on the map with Born to Run in 1975, but were still on the cusp of superstardom when Goldsmith joined the fold.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • For the first time in three decades, Napoli stands on the cusp of an Italian soccer championship.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Chicago, in fact, is on the cusp of a historic upsurge in rail freight traffic.
    Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • But Green Bay rebounded to win four of its next five, and find itself on the cusp of a playoff berth.
    Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • At the time, South African distance running was on the cusp of a revolution.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Disney is on the cusp of becoming the 100% owner of Hulu.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Haley's rise in GOP primary polls has her on the cusp of second place.
    Galen Druke, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Sherri McMullen, the founder has an innate eye for talent that is on the cusp of breaking.
    Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Also, spotting young talent on the cusp of stardom is thrilling and awakens the inner scout, the wannabe G.M., in many of us.
    Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But now, the trend in grocery and restaurant inflation appears to be on the cusp of changing.
    Jason Karaian, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • At 27-2 and on the cusp of winning Fairfield's first state championship in any team sport, it's been one heck of a farewell tour for the Garbers.
    Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The prime minister’s speeches are peppered with claims that India is on the cusp of leading the world.
    Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Won a dangerous free kick on the cusp of getting his shot off then got the goal that his resilience deserved.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Swagg Man was on the cusp of achieving an ultimate artistic dream.
    Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2023
  • More than half a century after his death, Huene is on the cusp of a renaissance.
    Christian House, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Looking Back: Thirty years ago, Palestinians and Israelis were on the cusp of a peace deal.
    Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • What’s different now is that the layer-2 projects seem to be on the cusp of delivering on their promise.
    Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 17 July 2023
  • Hamdok was on the cusp of beginning to turn the economy around when Burhan and the SAF intervened.
    Justin Lynch, CNN, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Over the course of a summer, a woman tells her three daughters the story of her affair, at 19, with an actor on the cusp of stardom.
    Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The visiting Saints appeared on the cusp of their elusive first win when Caio Albuquerque scored with 5:43 to play.
    Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • And Will Smith was on the cusp of proving that a rapper could cross over into a mainstream film and TV acting career.
    Andrew Barker, Variety, 7 June 2023

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