teetering
Example Sentences
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Even within a scene, mayhem stacks up like teetering plates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
McIlroy might have been the defending champion, but he was teetering on the brink of collapse once again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Instead, Japan’s economy is teetering on the edge of recession.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Tally leaped up, teetering for a moment with one foot on each pair of sandwiched boards.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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