Examples of teeter in a Sentence
Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on the brink of collapse.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Verb
This ability allows females to reproduce without males, a genetic lifeline for species teetering on the brink of extinction.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on the brink of collapse.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Researchers in the field theorized that once a bacterium sneaks into a host cell, the relationship teeters between infection and harmony.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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