Get to know Verged better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Verged meaning
simple past and past participle of verge
Using Verged
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of verge
- In the example corpus, verged often appears in combinations such as: verged on, that verged, canada verged.
Context around Verged
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Verged
- In this selection, "verged" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, canada, statements and court stand out and add context to how "verged" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and usually verged on a and as canada verged on stagnation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "verged" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with verged
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At times, relations have verged on open aggression. (8 words)
It was a rebuff that verged on an insult. (9 words)
As a result, their gigs became notorious for being rowdy and usually verged on a riot. (16 words)
And yet on the court, things were going swimmingly: a second Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, the world No 1 ranking, a supremacy that at times, as she swept shell-shocked opponents off the court, verged on dominance. (40 words)
The company has verged into horror before — namely with The Witch, Green Room, The Blackcoat’s Daughter — and will be releasing which some have already called the scariest film of the year, later this summer. (35 words)
Launched with levels of zeal and showmanship that verged on theatrics, the diplomatic campaign aroused the interest of even Eritrea’s reclusive dictator, Isaias Afewerki. (25 words)
Example sentences (14)
He used took a dig at PN leader Bernard Grech, saying his statements verged on climate change denial.
He's also verged the line between villain and hero, as often seen in stories like Civil War and the Virus.
Launched with levels of zeal and showmanship that verged on theatrics, the diplomatic campaign aroused the interest of even Eritrea’s reclusive dictator, Isaias Afewerki.
And yet on the court, things were going swimmingly: a second Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, the world No 1 ranking, a supremacy that at times, as she swept shell-shocked opponents off the court, verged on dominance.
But Madrid’s other two goals came from major errors by Karius that verged on the ridiculous.
The company has verged into horror before — namely with The Witch, Green Room, The Blackcoat’s Daughter — and will be releasing which some have already called the scariest film of the year, later this summer.
As a result, their gigs became notorious for being rowdy and usually verged on a riot.
At times, relations have verged on open aggression.
Canada verged on stagnation so many residents emigrated to the United States, where growth was much more rapid.
Economic growth was slow during his years in office, as Canada verged on stagnation; many residents migrated to the fast-growing United States.
In his diplomatic endeavors, he at times verged on the unscrupulous, as was all too often the case with professional diplomats of his day.
It was a rebuff that verged on an insult.
Novotny, 96–101, 99 quoted Other groups of artists expressed feelings that verged on the mystical, many largely abandoning classical drawing and proportions.
This focus on everyday objects as the key to understanding the past broke decisively with past archaeological practice, which verged on treasure hunting.
Common combinations with verged
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- verged on 12×
- that verged 4×
- canada verged 2×