teetering on the brink/edge of

phrase

: close to being in a specified state or condition

The countries are teetering on the brink of war.

The bird is teetering on the edge of extinction.

Examples of teetering on the brink/edge of in a Sentence

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Ramírez arrived in Amman at the moment when the fedayeen groups were at the height of their power and belligerence, and the kingdom was teetering on the brink of all-out conflict. — Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026

The first set was a perfect indicator of that lack of hitting efficiency that has the Mojo teetering on the edge of winning and losing each set. — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

James, Antetokounmpo and Wembanyama are teetering on the edge of ineligibility as well. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026

But then came three non-conference losses in November, and by the second week of December, UConn was teetering on the edge of the AP Poll. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025