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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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
What kept the film from teetering out of silliness into offensiveness was, unexpectedly, Ben Affleck’s performance as Christian Wolff, an autistic bookkeeper with a calculator for a brain and a downright mathematical proficiency with his fists and a rifle.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once seen as unbeatable, the military today teeters on the brink of collapse.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Magic aren’t just tough and physical, but downright hostile without teetering over the edge.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
What kept the film from teetering out of silliness into offensiveness was, unexpectedly, Ben Affleck’s performance as Christian Wolff, an autistic bookkeeper with a calculator for a brain and a downright mathematical proficiency with his fists and a rifle.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
When the hip-hop figures appear, the scene teeters toward being a touch too earnest.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once seen as unbeatable, the military today teeters on the brink of collapse.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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