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UK
/bɹˈɪŋkmənʃˌɪp/
]
[ US /ˈbɹɪŋkmənˌʃɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɪŋkmənˌʃɪp/ ]
NOUN
- the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
How To Use brinkmanship In A Sentence
- Iran has proved adept at nuclear brinkmanship in the past and may do so again. Times, Sunday Times
- Burgundian winemakers revel in this brinkmanship.
- But there is a game of brinkmanship going on here too.
- The brinkmanship may go on for years unless a compromise is reached. Times, Sunday Times
- Alarmingly, QE has brought forth a new brinkmanship gambling upon the proclivity of foreign investors to not divest their investment in our Treasury securities. Patrick Yam: Epiphinal Economic Times
- There is a lot of political brinkmanship involved in this latest development.
- My intervention came in the nick of time, and tested the very limits of his fistfight brinkmanship.
- Melissa in a game of brinkmanship accused Zork of infidelity which enraged him.
- Its current brinkmanship is the work of a regime in which moderates have little room left to maneuver.
- There is a lot of political brinkmanship involved in this latest development.
