tipping

Example Sentences

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Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Finales are always a crap shoot and I appreciated how this season managed to show growth and cosmic justice while never tipping into treacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But Professor Chandran remains confident "we're at the tipping point of change" in neurological research and understanding.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Gervais cautions against seeing this as a precise tipping point, but instead considers it an indicative zone where the positive relationship becomes markedly less clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After tipping the doorman to get access to the dressing rooms, he climbed the stairs to the third floor.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow