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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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The Iranian regime is teetering on the brink of collapse.
—FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
When this happens, often the characters in question are based on real people for whom the actors have adopted a reverential mimicry that teeters on possession on and off set.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The Knicks just took a 28 percent cut on their local media rights fees from MSG Networks — despite both being run by James Dolan — as the RSN teetered on the brink of bankruptcy while re-negotiating more than $800 million in debt that had come due.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The Iranian regime is teetering on the brink of collapse.
—FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
And though the writers may have been reaching for dark laughs, Ellen and Richard’s excuse-laden coddling of their challenged child, presumably now in his 20s, teeters on negligence — or, at the very least, bad parenting.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
When this happens, often the characters in question are based on real people for whom the actors have adopted a reverential mimicry that teeters on possession on and off set.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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