teetering
Example Sentences
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Even within a scene, mayhem stacks up like teetering plates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In December 2023, he inherited a country teetering on crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Clare, however, felt only a cold rush—his monocle teetering ever so slightly.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
