Examples of teeter in a Sentence
Verb
The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.
She teetered down the street in her high heels.
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Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday for the first time in several weeks as the Middle East teeters on the brink of an all-out conflict.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Gabby Barrett also teetered on the line, with plans to double down even further.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
As Tropical Storm Patty teeters on the brink of forming, another storm may be brewing in the Atlantic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday for the first time in several weeks as the Middle East teeters on the brink of an all-out conflict.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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