breaking point
Example Sentences
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What we saw onscreen, along with the catchy music she made, was, in her telling, the fruit of a creative yield achieved by pressing beyond her breaking point.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Parents have told BBC Panorama that the agency tasked with helping to secure financial support for children after separation or divorce is driving them to breaking point.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Boyle Heights was reaching a breaking point as a deadline passed to clean up 88 million pounds of rotten food from the burned-down warehouse and residents begged for relief from the horrifying stench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But with thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf for months and the death toll increasing, some are reaching a breaking point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
But when he was touching the breaking point he held steady and settled back against the strain of the line.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
