teeter
Example Sentences
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He teetered a bit on his toes, then caught himself with the heel of his right hand, messing up part of the work he’d just done.
From Literature
A nuclear bunker that was teetering on the edge of a rapidly eroding cliff is now at the mercy of the sea after collapsing further.
From BBC
It’s a pyramid of matches teetering on today’s destabilizing reality — and Lanthimos likes to spark fires.
From Los Angeles Times
But the swoop of one wing brushed the teetering wreckage of the giant robot pelican suit in a particularly vulnerable spot.
From Literature
See luxury retailer Saks Global, which is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy after splurging on debt.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
