Example Sentences

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Lebanon has long teetered on the edge of being a failed state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The company famously teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in 1996, surviving only through a $5 million cash injection from the Japanese videogame developer Sega.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Job growth lagged far behind much of the country and property values teetered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A brown foal with a white stripe on its muzzle teetered on toothpick legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Before anyone could stop her the little girl had flung herself to her knees and teetered dangerously over the edge of the boat.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare