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

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

These creatures teeter on the edge of life and death, and this was just the latest in a string of near-misses.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

I laughed, feeling myself teeter on the edge of anger.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros