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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 clock is ticking, and your draft is on the verge of being late.
  — Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 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
• So to see these people on the verge of earning their stripes.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
• 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
• When the movie begins, Skye is on the verge of a career comeback.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
• 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
• This woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown is running the line like the Navy.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The internet has been on the fritz for months, and is on the verge of blacking out along with TV and cell service.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The United States was already on the verge of a legitimacy crisis before the election.
  — Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
• These movies usually follow small businesses on the verge of collapse that are saved by hidden fortunes, or else depict the monarchy as a…force for good?
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024