breaking point
noun
1
: the point at which a person gives way under stress
2
: the point at which a situation becomes critical
3
: the point at which something loses force or validity
stretch the rules to the breaking point
Examples of breaking point in a Sentence
tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point
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That line of questioning pushed the woman past her breaking point.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The 75-year-old daughter of Sam Walton, the late Walmart founder who turned a five-and-dime store in rural Arkansas into the world’s largest company by revenue, thinks the US is very close to that breaking point.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The woman explains that things came to a breaking point in August of 2024.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In episode five, that difficulty adjusting is evident and reaches a breaking point.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The 75-year-old daughter of Sam Walton, the late Walmart founder who turned a five-and-dime store in rural Arkansas into the world’s largest company by revenue, thinks the US is very close to that breaking point.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The woman explains that things came to a breaking point in August of 2024.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In episode five, that difficulty adjusting is evident and reaches a breaking point.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breaking point
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20point. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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