brinkmanship
noun
the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
brinksmanship
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a variation of
brinkmanship.
Example Sentences
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That it can’t be trusted to deliver without drama, angst and brinksmanship, if it delivers at all.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
It is not necessarily to Twitter’s discredit that it may have maneuvered its own internal rules to counteract this rhetorical brinksmanship.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2022
After months of haggling, brinksmanship and trips back to square one, Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill is on the verge of becoming infrastructure law.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2021
The annual review is now tied to changes in an official measure of inflation and proceeds automatically and with no political brinksmanship.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
While Stavridis was game for a collaboration, Ackerman was hesitant; tales of seafaring and high-level brinksmanship weren’t his thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
