breaking point
Example Sentences
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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that the country was at a "breaking point" after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
A nearby homeless encampment pushed the condominiums to their breaking point.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But Reform's Thomas Kerr has argued that immigration had pushed the system to breaking point.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
"When the nanopillars are closer together, more of them can press on the same virus at once, stretching its outer shell past breaking point."
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
By the time the holidays were over, tension between the two teams and their Houses was at the breaking point.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
