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on the verge (of)

on the verge of

be on the verge of VB

on the verge of exhaustion

on the verge of failure

be on the verge of tears VB

Usage examples with on the verge

be on the verge of tears
أجْهَشَ بِالبُكَاء

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By 1890, however, it was hopelessly in debt, on the verge of bankruptcy, with a depleted membership of aged people.
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These are essentially cells on the verge of becoming malignant.
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On the verge of passing, he was diagnosed with the sacrifice, which should be a leg amputee to break up with her illness.
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Just when the organization of her poems seems on the verge of wavering, she returns to the restraint with which most of them begin.
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The island of Martinique was on the verge of civil war.
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The children have chilled expressionless stares, although the youngest child seems to be on the verge of smiling.
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Two-thirds of these well-dressed people were already on the verge of ruin, or bankrupt.
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Thus, the band was on the verge of potential collapse and at an impasse.
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Due to sub-zero temperatures, the entire housing and public utilities sectors were on the verge of collapse.
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He believed that the whole region was on the verge of war and went out to investigate.
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