teeter

Example Sentences

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Instead, Japan’s economy is teetering on the edge of recession.

From Barron's

Lloyd stalked out of the crick and teetered on the bank.

From Literature

Shot in richly textured black and white with a fixed camera, Rosi makes the region’s present look as if it’s always teetering on the edge of a haunting archival status.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times

After I straightened out her team, I went over to the sled, which was teetering on the edge of the bluff.

From Literature