Brink
noun
The edge of something, especially a cliff or something high.
He stopped at the brink of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- on the brink
- brink of disaster
noun
The point right before a major, usually bad, event.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Often appears as...
- on the brink of
- brink of war
noun
The edge of something, especially a cliff or something high.
He stopped at the brink of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- on the brink
- brink of disaster
noun
The point right before a major, usually bad, event.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Often appears as...
- on the brink of
- brink of war
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Edge
Often describes a literal, physical boundary like a cliff or building top.
Birds perched on the brink, ready to take flight.
Pro Tip 2/3Tension Building
Used to create suspense in stories, hinting a character is close to danger.
She teetered on the brink as rocks crumbled below.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Everyday
Often found in more dramatic or formal contexts, not common in daily conversation.
His daring act brought him to the brink of fame.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Edge
Often describes a literal, physical boundary like a cliff or building top.
Birds perched on the brink, ready to take flight.
Pro Tip 2/3Tension Building
Used to create suspense in stories, hinting a character is close to danger.
She teetered on the brink as rocks crumbled below.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Everyday
Often found in more dramatic or formal contexts, not common in daily conversation.
His daring act brought him to the brink of fame.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Edge
Often describes a literal, physical boundary like a cliff or building top.
Birds perched on the brink, ready to take flight.
Pro Tip 2/3Tension Building
Used to create suspense in stories, hinting a character is close to danger.
She teetered on the brink as rocks crumbled below.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Everyday
Often found in more dramatic or formal contexts, not common in daily conversation.
His daring act brought him to the brink of fame.
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
from literally the brink of extinction is one of the greatest conservation success stories there are certainly in europe it's really important and natural history programmes for us to also celebrate um conservation success stories i think there are a lot bad news stories and it's really important that we inform people about
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
trying to turn the tide we're here in the trenches right in a desperate fight to change our water thirsty ways laser leveling our field helps us be very efficient with our irrigation but we can't just rely on the experts to bring us back from the brink and wait until after the water is
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The power of introverts...
But I'll tell you, what helps even more is my sense, my belief, my hope that when it comes to our attitudes to introversion and to quiet and to solitude, we truly are poised on the brink on dramatic change. I mean, we are. And so I am going to leave you now
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
are really pushing them to the brink of survival. Actually, sometimes me too, when I'm trying to follow them too close. But here's the We are the only advanced civilization in the solar system, but that doesn't mean that there is no microbial life nearby.
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Surviving a nuclear...
characterized by a nation versus nation very fragile standoff and basically we lived for all those years and some might argue that we still do in a situation of being on the brink literally of an apocalyptic planetary calamity
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
back from the brink in this episode i discover why snow leopards have earned the reputation of being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the
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Saving Water Voles From...
one of our rarest mammals here in the uk but here in devon a group of ecologists are aiming to reverse that decline and bring the waterfall back from the brink of extinction
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
back from the brink this is tough in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve
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Unpacking the nuts and...
spent is a message from Satoshi it reads The Times January 3rd 2009 Chancellor I'm brink of second bailout for banks thank you very much
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Tracking Bluefin Tuna PIPE...
now threaten all the world's oceans pushing many species to the brink of extinction
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
from literally the brink of extinction is one of the greatest conservation success stories there are certainly in europe it's really important and natural history programmes for us to also celebrate um conservation success stories i think there are a lot bad news stories and it's really important that we inform people about
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
trying to turn the tide we're here in the trenches right in a desperate fight to change our water thirsty ways laser leveling our field helps us be very efficient with our irrigation but we can't just rely on the experts to bring us back from the brink and wait until after the water is
Video examples
The power of introverts...
But I'll tell you, what helps even more is my sense, my belief, my hope that when it comes to our attitudes to introversion and to quiet and to solitude, we truly are poised on the brink on dramatic change. I mean, we are. And so I am going to leave you now
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
are really pushing them to the brink of survival. Actually, sometimes me too, when I'm trying to follow them too close. But here's the We are the only advanced civilization in the solar system, but that doesn't mean that there is no microbial life nearby.
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
characterized by a nation versus nation very fragile standoff and basically we lived for all those years and some might argue that we still do in a situation of being on the brink literally of an apocalyptic planetary calamity
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
back from the brink in this episode i discover why snow leopards have earned the reputation of being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the
Video examples
Saving Water Voles From...
one of our rarest mammals here in the uk but here in devon a group of ecologists are aiming to reverse that decline and bring the waterfall back from the brink of extinction
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
back from the brink this is tough in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve
Video examples
Unpacking the nuts and...
spent is a message from Satoshi it reads The Times January 3rd 2009 Chancellor I'm brink of second bailout for banks thank you very much
Video examples
Tracking Bluefin Tuna PIPE...
now threaten all the world's oceans pushing many species to the brink of extinction
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Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
If you're gonna get punched in the face, elbowed, cut up, busted up, injured, have to cut weight, have to bring yourself to the brink of death to show up the next day and try to put on the performance of your life, you've gotta love it. And if I don't love it, it's just not worth it to me.
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Ron Paul
American Politician
I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one single penny that isn't paid for, because debt is the monster, debt is what's going to eat us up and that is why our economy is on the brink.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
The house seemed so empty without him. And I thought about the life we'd been building together for all that time. I realized I was on the brink of losing it all. It just scared me into reality.
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Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
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Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
Companies have told us that they have employees who are near retirement age. We created a $5 billion reinsurance pool to help them bear the cost of those employees on the brink of retirement.
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Angela Rayner
British Politician
Supporting any team has its ups and downs. But being part of a united team on the brink of victory, is the only way we're going to change the country for the better.
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Anne Enright
Irish Author
If your life just falls apart early on, you can put it together again. It's the people who are always on the brink of crisis who don't hit bottom who are in trouble.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.
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Nile Rodgers
American Musician
When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.
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Joel C. Rosenberg
American Novelist
We are living on the brink of the apocalypse, but the world is asleep.
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Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
If you're gonna get punched in the face, elbowed, cut up, busted up, injured, have to cut weight, have to bring yourself to the brink of death to show up the next day and try to put on the performance of your life, you've gotta love it. And if I don't love it, it's just not worth it to me.
Quote examples
Ron Paul
American Politician
I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one single penny that isn't paid for, because debt is the monster, debt is what's going to eat us up and that is why our economy is on the brink.
Quote examples
Hunter Tylo
American Actress
The house seemed so empty without him. And I thought about the life we'd been building together for all that time. I realized I was on the brink of losing it all. It just scared me into reality.
Quote examples
Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
Quote examples
Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
Companies have told us that they have employees who are near retirement age. We created a $5 billion reinsurance pool to help them bear the cost of those employees on the brink of retirement.
Quote examples
Angela Rayner
British Politician
Supporting any team has its ups and downs. But being part of a united team on the brink of victory, is the only way we're going to change the country for the better.
Quote examples
Anne Enright
Irish Author
If your life just falls apart early on, you can put it together again. It's the people who are always on the brink of crisis who don't hit bottom who are in trouble.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough - when they are on the very brink of success.
Quote examples
Nile Rodgers
American Musician
When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.
Quote examples
Joel C. Rosenberg
American Novelist
We are living on the brink of the apocalypse, but the world is asleep.
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