breaking point

Example Sentences

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However, after his mother sued him this year over a property dispute -- what he called his "breaking point" -- Siranudh decided to speak out and is now planning to pursue legal action.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The Fire Brigades Union warned more intense flooding and wildfires threatened to push services "past breaking point" while Wales' Future Generations Commissioner said it would be "mass negligence" not to prioritise adapting to extreme weather.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“I started running as a way to process my grief over losing my dad, and I found that finding my breaking point out on a trail gave me good clarity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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 stretches plausibility to the breaking point that he would have decided to deliver one as important as this off the cuff.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith