How to Use cusp in a Sentence

cusp

noun
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  • October brings World Series fever, and the Sox are on the cusp.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
  • If the point were located on a cusp, mathematicians would see something more like a wedge, not a plane.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2021
  • For the most part, the Hildebrandt children are on the cusp of comparably drastic crises.
    — Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Right now the Atlantic hurricane season is right on the cusp of this pattern change, and that has made this forecast track a little tricky.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • On the cusp of the swinging ’60s evolving into something more psychedelic, there was a suit-and-tie rule for the men.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • But one thing is for certain: the superyacht industry is on the cusp of an upwards curve which will lead to unprecedented success, in the short term at least.
    — Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Auburn has been on the cusp of ending its dubious streak in Death Valley in recent years, with a pair of close calls in each of its last two trips to the bayou.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The book is set in 2019, which is important because the world is just on the cusp of the revolution that happened after George Floyd.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Cruz's Janis, a photographer on the cusp of 40, and 17-year-old Ana (Milena Smit).
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Jami said female friends who were on the cusp of graduating from the law program at her alma mater Herat University will no longer receive their diplomas.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
  • There's Pam, on the cusp of a new life as a killer for hire.
    — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • These songs were made right on the cusp of my loss of faith.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Most of the sites are wooded, some perched on the cusp of a hill.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • The Bruins were on the cusp of reaching the top half of the conference in the 2021.
    — oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This was at the tail end of the Obama years, on the cusp of Trump’s election.
    — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The Eagles, on the cusp of taking control of the game, just opened the door again for the Chiefs.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
  • And age wise, Boomers on the cusp of retirement saved the most (16.5%).
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The result is a wine that is on the cusp between a rosé and a red wine.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • And most reached the Double-A level or above, putting them on the cusp of the big leagues.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Lacy is on the cusp of the kind of fame that tests a young artist’s character.
    — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • That happened in March 2017, just as the trees were on the cusp of reaching peak bloom.
    — Emma Ricketts, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The Green Bay Packers were 4-8 through their first 12 games but are now on the cusp of the playoffs.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The truckers appear to be on the cusp of something big.
    — Nate Hochman, National Review, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Auburn is on the cusp of a top-10 ranking in the latest AP poll amid an 8-0 start to the season.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The space tourism industry seems to be on the cusp of a major boom.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2022
  • The White House keeps warning that Europe is on the cusp of a calamity.
    — Rebeccah Heinrichs, National Review, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The 25-year-old also walked one batter and was on the cusp of his best season.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Bird turns 42 in October and was on the cusp of stepping away a year ago.
    — CBS News, 16 June 2022
  • Shōgun is set on the cusp between war and peace at the tail end of the Sengoku period.
    — Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Being the cusp of summer in Nashville, one of those gently emphatic storms rolled through — patient downpours for hours, steady and in no rush to leave.
    — Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024

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