Brink means: The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. Related words include verge or boundary. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Brink in practice.
Brink in a sentence
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Brink meaning
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
- The edge or border.
Brink in Dutch
Example sentences (20)
In-fighting among House Republicans brought the federal government to the brink of a shutdown not even two weeks ago.
Like Pharaoh, humanity can learn from its mistakes and work to bring the world back from the brink of extinction.
That sent the stock to a record high and put Nvidia on the brink of a $1tn valuation — a first for the chip industry.
Australian sprinter Rohan Browning has said he is on the brink of breaking the 10-second mark in the 100m event.
That effectively subverts risk altogether which has caused multiple banks teetering on the brink of failure to rebound.
Siants could be on the brink of re-signing 27-year old Sione Mata'utia with a deal ironed out before the end of this week.
That is the secret, and it’s why Embiid is on the brink of reaching the conference finals for the first time in his career.
Malaysian tigers have been pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching, habitat loss, forest degradation and fragmentation.
Julen Lopetegui has urged Wolves skipper Ruben Neves to focus on his normal game despite being on the brink of a two-match ban.
As Christmas approaches, Alice is on the brink of a leap of faith as forces, both seen and unseen, beckon her toward her future.
Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in The Brink’s Company () by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports.
Hurts did, however, take the to the brink of the Super Bowl, while Jackson hasn't gotten close to one.
Ms Plibersek said feral cats are destroying Australia's native wildlife and driving multiple species to the brink of extinction.
Actor Clint Brink with his wife Steffi Van Wyk and their daughter at the kykNET Silwerskerm Fetival.
After decades of slow, uneasy, but steady cultural assimilation, Mormons appeared on the brink of cultural acceptance by the 1970s.
The Brazilian’s goal against Bournemouth put United on the brink of Champions League qualification.
The Big Ten clears way for the schools early Friday, pushing the Pac-12 to the brink of imploding.
Nissan partnered with Renault in 1999 when the Japanese automaker was on the brink of bankruptcy.
He also got the better of Karim Janat (18) and Yamin Ahmadzai (one) to stand on the brink of his first five-wicket haul in an innings.
A former superyacht chef has revealed how working in the industry pushed her to a state of burnout and she was on the brink of suicide.
Common combinations with brink
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the brink 169×
- brink of 142×
- cilliers brink 5×
- brink and 4×
- cameron brink 4×
- brink was 3×
- on brink 3×
- brink said 3×
- in brink 2×
- brink also 2×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word brink. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.