The ceremony, on the verge of beginning, held everyone in breathless silence.

After hours of negotiating, the discussion verged on collapse before a compromise was reached.

The meeting was verging on midnight when the speaker finally wrapped up.

The geometer demonstrated a verging to trisect the angle.

The watchmaker carefully inspected the verge staff to ensure the pallets engaged the crown wheel correctly.

As the fog rolled in, the captain ordered the crew to lower the verge staff to prevent it from snapping in the gale.

Local historians displayed the verge staffs that once marked the boundary of the ancient village.

The antique clock restored to working order still used a verge escapement, its slow tick reminding visitors of centuries-old engineering.

The old groundskeeper leaned his verge-staff against the gate before tending the hedges.

The caretaker polished the verge-staffs that would lead the procession along the cathedral green.