boiling point
Example Sentences
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Lifelong Angels fan Johnny Gonzalez has reached his boiling point as the team sits at the bottom of the standings, but he’s not giving up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
The tensions reached a boiling point, and in early 2020 they announced their exit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Brighton's fans were at boiling point and Hurzeler clearly felt the same as he said later: "I ask one question. Did you see in the Premier League game a goalkeeper going down three times? No."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
The Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
