breaking point
Example Sentences
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Ian McCollum's family had said they were at "breaking point" as the trial was expected to be postponed due to the ongoing barrister's strike.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Four years ago, Dr. Brandon Williams, an internal-medicine doctor at a hospital in La Jolla, Calif., reached a breaking point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"When the nanopillars are closer together, more of them can press on the same virus at once, stretching its outer shell past breaking point."
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
It’s true airfare hasn’t yet reached a breaking point at which people are avoiding the skies completely because they can no longer afford to fly.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Rather, their psyches had been pushed by extraordinary events to the breaking point, and they had experienced a sort of nervous collapse.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
