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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Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
As our planet teeters on the brink, the Arctic 30’s courage echoes louder than ever.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Gabby Barrett also teetered on the line, with plans to double down even further.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The moves come ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday and as the entire Middle East region teeters on the edge of being engulfed in a wider regional conflict over the ongoing conflicts between Israel and Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza and Lebanon.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
As our planet teeters on the brink, the Arctic 30’s courage echoes louder than ever.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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