on the verge of

phrase

: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen

The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.

The child was on the verge of tears.

We were on the verge of divorce.

Examples of on the verge of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the candidate left, however, Bautista still sounded on the verge of despair. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The court may, in fact, be on the verge of requiring taxpayers to fund religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ students and parents. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

The Irish were on the verge of going up 28-7 before the Tar Heels (2-2) came up with a goal-line stand and turned it into a long touchdown drive just before halftime. — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

The large works seem to be on the verge of becoming ghostly, bleached by the same relentless Florida sunlight that makes Miami Beach so visually seductive. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the verge of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove