Examples of “brink” in a Sentence

noun The edge of something steep or dangerous, such as a cliff.

• They stood at the brink of the canyon, looking down.
• Loose stones crumbled at the brink of the cliff path.
• The hikers kept well back from the brink of the steep drop.

noun The point right before something (often something serious) happens.

• The two countries were on the brink of war.
• The company was on the brink of bankruptcy before the buyout.
• She was on the brink of tears when she heard the news.