boiling point
Example Sentences
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The tensions reached a boiling point, and in early 2020 they announced their exit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Newsom’s frustration reached a boiling point over claims about the state’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
These temperatures are far higher than those of earlier superconductors and are above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, which is why scientists classify them as high temperature superconductors.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
The Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
