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.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
If the avocados are soft and teetering on the edge of being too soft, keep them away from other produce.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once seen as unbeatable, the military today teeters on the brink of collapse.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The playoff hopes of the defending NBA champions were already teetering when Jaylen Brown, of the Boston Celtics, lost the basketball with just over three minutes remaining in Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 13 May 2025
If the avocados are soft and teetering on the edge of being too soft, keep them away from other produce.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Noun
When the hip-hop figures appear, the scene teeters toward being a touch too earnest.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once seen as unbeatable, the military today teeters on the brink of collapse.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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