breaking point
Example Sentences
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"The country needs order, and is reaching breaking point," the 58-year-old leader said at a public event in La Paz, renewing his appeal for dialogue.
From Barron's • May 27, 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
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
Ron’s nerves were already stretched to the breaking point with anxiety about Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
