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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Maya Phillips, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Scorched by multiple fires, the property was teetering on the edge of being a blight and a nuisance in downtown San Jose, in the view of some observers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
In that way, the Y3K style teeters between minimalism and maximalism uniquely and interestingly.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Which can pose a challenge to a director, who must ride a Shepard balance board, teetering between the somber and the sardonic, the real and the metaphorical.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Scorched by multiple fires, the property was teetering on the edge of being a blight and a nuisance in downtown San Jose, in the view of some observers.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
President-elect Trump is weighing his options for Defense secretary as Pete Hegseth’s nomination teeters amid criticism from some Republicans about misconduct allegations.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
In that way, the Y3K style teeters between minimalism and maximalism uniquely and interestingly.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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