Examples of teeter in a Sentence
Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
And their top-heavy lineup teetered with everyone from Chris Taylor to Freddie Freeman scuffling to start the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The Middle East has teetered on the edge of wider conflict since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, an attack Israel says killed 1,200 people and took another roughly 250 hostage.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Immigration enforcement at America’s southern border teetered on the edge of an uncertain new era Tuesday, as a flurry of rulings from federal courts grappled with whether a controversial Texas law can temporarily take effect.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
In the late twentieth century, however, Ethiopia again teetered at the edge of disintegration.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
If Wolf Hall was about Cromwell’s rise from humble beginnings to become Henry VII’s chief advisor and one of the most powerful men of his age, The Mirror and the Light traces his final years, when King Henry’s reign is teetering on the edge.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The evacuation of the eight Americans, one Canadian and one French volunteer comes as Haiti is teetering on the brink of collapse.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
After years of teetering on the brink of state collapse, there has been recent cause for hope in Guatemala, with the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president last August.
—John Washington, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
This makes Shirley an uneven biopic that teeters between BLM stereotypes and the filmmakers’ own self-consciousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fish is fried to create a cradle for salad — julienne daikon, cucumber and smoky pineapple — between head and tail, and the construction teeters on a vinaigrette that’s racy with ginger and chilies.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Julianne Moore's bold mane teeters between bright copper and the deeper auburn seen here.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Bitcoin also edged closer to an all-time high as the popular cryptocurrency teeters near levels last seen in 2021.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Although the film strays drastically from Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a complex film that teeters between the psychological and supernatural horror subgenres.
—EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
His endearing relationship with his grandson, Morty, constantly teeters between unhinged dependency and existential rage.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Much like skirt hemlines, which supposedly get shorter in boom times and lengthen when the economy teeters, office holiday parties have never been immune to the flux of the broader corporate world.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
Verb
Three years on, the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
And their top-heavy lineup teetered with everyone from Chris Taylor to Freddie Freeman scuffling to start the season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The Middle East has teetered on the edge of wider conflict since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, an attack Israel says killed 1,200 people and took another roughly 250 hostage.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Immigration enforcement at America’s southern border teetered on the edge of an uncertain new era Tuesday, as a flurry of rulings from federal courts grappled with whether a controversial Texas law can temporarily take effect.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
In the late twentieth century, however, Ethiopia again teetered at the edge of disintegration.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
If Wolf Hall was about Cromwell’s rise from humble beginnings to become Henry VII’s chief advisor and one of the most powerful men of his age, The Mirror and the Light traces his final years, when King Henry’s reign is teetering on the edge.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The evacuation of the eight Americans, one Canadian and one French volunteer comes as Haiti is teetering on the brink of collapse.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
After years of teetering on the brink of state collapse, there has been recent cause for hope in Guatemala, with the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president last August.
—John Washington, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Noun
The first 48 hours can be especially tenuous, requiring meticulous bedside adjustment of machines and medications, as the patient teeters between life and death.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
This makes Shirley an uneven biopic that teeters between BLM stereotypes and the filmmakers’ own self-consciousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fish is fried to create a cradle for salad — julienne daikon, cucumber and smoky pineapple — between head and tail, and the construction teeters on a vinaigrette that’s racy with ginger and chilies.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Julianne Moore's bold mane teeters between bright copper and the deeper auburn seen here.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Bitcoin also edged closer to an all-time high as the popular cryptocurrency teeters near levels last seen in 2021.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Although the film strays drastically from Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a complex film that teeters between the psychological and supernatural horror subgenres.
—EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
His endearing relationship with his grandson, Morty, constantly teeters between unhinged dependency and existential rage.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Much like skirt hemlines, which supposedly get shorter in boom times and lengthen when the economy teeters, office holiday parties have never been immune to the flux of the broader corporate world.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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