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Get to know Brink better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like verge or boundary. In Dutch this translates to rand.

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Brink in a sentence

Brink meaning

  1. The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
  2. The edge or border.

Brink vertaling naar Nederlands

rand steile rand

Using Brink

  • The main meaning on this page is: The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | The edge or border.
  • Useful related words include: verge, boundary, edge, bound.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: rand, steile rand.
  • In the example corpus, brink often appears in combinations such as: the brink, brink of, cilliers brink.

Context around Brink

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Brink

  • In this selection, "brink" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, team, opposed and picked stand out and add context to how "brink" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to the brink of default and actor clint brink with his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brink" sits close to words such as appliances, marines and onion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brink

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

As the subtitle suggests, they were all on the brink. (10 words)

A campaign spokesperson said: “Lough Neagh is on the brink of collapse. (12 words)

A Nation on the Brink of Ruin… And How to Bring It Back. (13 words)

Although we don't see Charlie's dead body or his funeral, we know he is on the brink of death and that the strain he puts on his body by walking towards his daughter will likely cause his heart to finally fail. (43 words)

After driving much of the legislative agenda the previous two years, the Senate left negotiating on the debt limit to Mr. Biden and Mr. McCarthy, whose demand for spending cuts and other policy changes brought the country to the brink of default. (42 words)

Along the way, Issy Palmer and Kesley Rees each picked up three and Jenna Johnson sat with two, while Stanford’s own POY candidate, 6-foot-4 senior Cameron Brink, picked up two, as did star guard Haley Jones. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

On the next possession, though, Brink was more successful, spinning and scoring to reach 22 points to lead her team; Brink was second only to Paopao in scoring, who managed 28 points in an incredible individual display.

The source alleged that the Democratic Alliance (), who opposed Brink’s appointment from the start, was behind a giant publicity stunt to shame the executive, including the mayor, into getting rid of Brink.

A 41-point statement beatdown of the Bucks on Thursday night has pulled Boston to the brink of taking over Milwaukee’s top spot in the East.

A campaign spokesperson said: “Lough Neagh is on the brink of collapse.

According to a statement of claim that Brink’s and two of its subsidiaries filed with the Federal Court of Canada, the cash and the gold were two separate shipments traveling together.

Actor Clint Brink with his wife Steffi Van Wyk and their daughter at the kykNET Silwerskerm Fetival.

A deadlocked Congress that has taken America to the brink of default could jeopardize the United States’ perfect credit rating, Fitch said in a stern warning Wednesday.

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.

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After decades of slow, uneasy, but steady cultural assimilation, Mormons appeared on the brink of cultural acceptance by the 1970s.

After driving much of the legislative agenda the previous two years, the Senate left negotiating on the debt limit to Mr. Biden and Mr. McCarthy, whose demand for spending cuts and other policy changes brought the country to the brink of default.

A Hamilton woman says her daughter's therapist at a free mental health clinic run by the city suddenly "fell off the face of the Earth" after helping pull the teen from the brink of crisis.

Along the way, Issy Palmer and Kesley Rees each picked up three and Jenna Johnson sat with two, while Stanford’s own POY candidate, 6-foot-4 senior Cameron Brink, picked up two, as did star guard Haley Jones.

Although we don't see Charlie's dead body or his funeral, we know he is on the brink of death and that the strain he puts on his body by walking towards his daughter will likely cause his heart to finally fail.

A Nation on the Brink of Ruin… And How to Bring It Back.

April 10 (UPI) -- The Oregon Zoo announced the birth of a rare African bontebok calf, an arrival that was welcomed as a sign of the antelope species' dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction.

A resident is on the brink of losing his home in Snowmass Village because he hasn’t been working enough to meet worker-housing requirements, which he said is due to physical disabilities and medical hardships.

As Christmas approaches, Alice is on the brink of a leap of faith as forces, both seen and unseen, beckon her toward her future.

As the economic hardships persist, good people are increasingly being driven to the brink of desperation, turning them toward a life of crime.

As the subtitle suggests, they were all on the brink.

As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change.

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Common combinations with brink

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brink" in a sentence?
An example: "On the next possession, though, Brink was more successful, spinning and scoring to reach 22 points to lead her team; Brink was second only to Paopao in scoring, who managed 28 points in an incredible individual display." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brink" from authentic English texts.
What does "brink" mean?
Brink means: The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
What are synonyms of "brink"?
Common synonyms of "brink" include: verge, boundary, edge, bound, threshold, border, limit.
What is "brink" in Dutch?
"brink" translates to Dutch as: rand, steile rand.
How many example sentences with "brink" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "brink", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.