7 sentences with 'verge'
Example sentences and phrases with the word verge and other words derived from it.
• « On the brink of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars in the last decades of the century, Britain was on the verge of becoming the world power. »
• « Hitler was obsessed with the idea that the German race was on the verge of extinction, tricked into accepting un-German concepts like democracy or communism and foolishly mixing with lesser races. Behind all this were, he believed, the Jews. »
• « On the verge of landing the aircraft unaided at an unfamiliar airport, co-pilot Atchison had only moments to speak to the passengers. But his voice sounded so firm that it inspired confidence in everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first officer speaking. Please obey all the instructions of the cabin crew. »
• « Investigators discovered that what was on the verge of catastrophe had been due to human error. »
• « On New Year's Eve, deeply despondent and on the verge of suicide, he had come across my book "My God, I have to talk to someone". »