How to Use "verge" with Example Sentences

1. Japan is on the verge of a reluctant revolution .
2. We are on the verge of the greatest spiritual awakening in history .
3. Some thought he was on the verge of leaving 20 years ago .
4. America was on the verge of a technical default on its sovereign debt .
5. The big banks still verge on insolvency and they still aren 't lending .