Drive
Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
Verge
Verge verb - Border on; come close to.
Both words in one sentence
- It's revealed that Reed's devotion to his work would eventually drive his family away from him, culminating in Susan running off with Namor (as she's been on the verge of doing before).
Source: "How Did You Know?" "I Didn't." - The Enterprise visits a planet that is on the verge of inventing the warp drive, but Riker has an accident and ends up in some sort of reverse Roswell situation.
Source: Humanity Is Advanced -
For once, the Master seems to be on the verge of accepting the Doctor's offer, but subsequent events drive him to follow the other doomed Time Lords back into the Time War.
Source: Save the Villain
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