breaking point

Example Sentences

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However, after his mother sued him this year over a property dispute -- what he called his "breaking point" -- Siranudh decided to speak out and is now planning to pursue legal action.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

A nearby homeless encampment pushed the condominiums to their breaking point.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

It stretches plausibility to the breaking point that he would have decided to deliver one as important as this off the cuff.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith