breaking point
Example Sentences
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In the fourth year of a struggling market, even real-estate professionals who made it this far are reaching a breaking point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
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
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
Whether her outpouring in front of Czarnecki was the spontaneous result of having reached a breaking point or something more astute, she picked the right person to vent to.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
