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 family have said they are at "breaking point" over the potential postponement of a court case caught up in the ongoing barristers' dispute involving legal aid fees.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“I started running as a way to process my grief over losing my dad, and I found that finding my breaking point out on a trail gave me good clarity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

I think Minerva is close to her own breaking point.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez