teeter

Example Sentences

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At stake in any investigation is whether Syria will be able to turn the page on the civil war, or whether it will teeter back into violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

If it can’t get payments from tenants quickly enough to cover its debt needs, the company’s business model could teeter.

From Barron's • Sep. 30, 2025

"I'm constantly trying to teeter on, you know, 'are people over the old stuff? Do they want new stuff?'"

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Until vaccination rates improve, we’ll teeter on the edge with this disease.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2025

The referee watched the scale’s weigh beam teeter up, then down, before stopping perfectly balanced.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss