breaking point

Example Sentences

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For Mr. Quigley, the breaking point was when his teenage son told him he planned to skip school often during his senior year, knowing he’d graduate regardless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I think you’re seeing these characters at the breaking point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It fractured under the same stretching conditions, indicating that viscosity is a key factor in this solid-like breaking behavior and suggesting that many simple liquids may share a similar breaking point.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

But know that whatever you say or do, however benign, can be weaponized to provoke a reaction, and as much as we try, everyone has their breaking point.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Everything reached a breaking point months later on a spring afternoon when two soldiers came to our door.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat