teeter

Example Sentences

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At stake in any investigation is whether Syria will be able to turn the page on the civil war, or whether it will teeter back into violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

"It has no particular love for the military regime, but when it looked like it might teeter and fall, it equated that with state collapse, and stepped in."

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

If it can’t get payments from tenants quickly enough to cover its debt needs, the company’s business model could teeter.

From Barron's • Sep. 30, 2025

Until vaccination rates improve, we’ll teeter on the edge with this disease.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2025

It caused him to teeter and almost fall.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack