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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The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
There have been notable moments when the Yankees were rolling and the Mets were teetering on the fringes of mediocrity or outright experiencing a nightmare season.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2025
However, the movie often teeters awkwardly between authenticity and spectacle.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Verb
Donald Trump’s administration is teetering on the precipice of another constitutional crisis with the courts that has been prompted by a single rogue district judge.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
There have been notable moments when the Yankees were rolling and the Mets were teetering on the fringes of mediocrity or outright experiencing a nightmare season.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
The massive glacier — about the size of Florida — now teeters on the brink of collapse, which would cause the sea level to surge 11 feet higher.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2025
However, the movie often teeters awkwardly between authenticity and spectacle.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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