Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Verge
Verge verb - Border on; come close to.
Both words in one sentence
- Tim Marquitz's Dirge is set in a world almost on the verge of destruction due to a Zombie Apocalypse but which still has a small chance of survival due to, well, people with swords and walls.
Source: Low Fantasy -
Rafael and Petra are on the verge of becoming this as the two are now business partners and co-owners of his hotel, until Jane helps him set her up to reveal her true colors.
Source: Series / Jane The Virgin - The upcoming Godzilla IDW comic, Godzilla: Cataclysm is set in a Mad Max-esque world where humanity is on the verge of extinction due a Kaiju apocalypse.
Source: After The End / Comic Books
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