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
Nothing could bridge the gap - and the talks teetered on the verge of collapse.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Californians watched as the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, another D.C. power player from San Francisco, teetered into frailty, muddled through her final chapter in Washington and then died in office at 90 in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
Fadi teetered on the edge of the bed, inspecting the cramped room he and his family shared at the back of Uncle Amin’s house.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
