Sentence examples of "brink" in English
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
La crise des missiles de Cuba a placé le monde au bord de la guerre nucléaire.
In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war.
En 1939, comme en 1914, le monde était au bord de la guerre.
Due to total russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is at the brink of extinction.
En raison de la russification totale en Biélorussie, la langue biélorusse est au bord de l'extinction.
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