brink

[brɪŋk]

Definition:
1. The edge of a steep place.
2. A region marking a boundary.
3. The limit beyond which something happens or changes.

Use 'brink' in a sentence:

1. But together, we forged a response that pulled the global economy back from the brink of catastrophe.
2. We've pulled the financial system back from the brink.
3. They managed to pull the company back from the brink of disaster.
4. The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
5. The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
6. Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
7. At the brink of the pond I hesitated.
8. The young brave soon found he was on the brink of a cliff hanging high over a wide river.
9. I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution.
10. It didn't feel like she was on the brink of a cliff about to fall off.
11. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse.
12. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
13. The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
14. She stood on the brink of a waterfall, the icy cold river rushed about her waist.