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breaking point
noun as in extreme tension
Example Sentences
And by the time she played London last November, she knew she had reached breaking point.
The breaking point came after Chanel released an antiaging product called Blue Serum, advertised as being made from ingredients from the blue zones: green coffee from Costa Rica, olives from Sardinia, and mastic from Greece.
Last year marked a turn of the tide, as the junta saw a fresh wave of attacks from insurgents that have since pushed the military government to breaking point.
The late-night personality still struggled with his drinking but it would soon come to a breaking point.
He had a question not uncommon in relationships when things have reached a breaking point, when it appears there is no path forward.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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