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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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Russia's economy, buoyed for months by wartime spending, may now be teetering toward recession, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov said on Thursday, according to Russian media reports.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Fans of Boy Meets World often say that the show teeters off in its final two seasons, but the stars shared which season 6 episode really falls flat.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Verb
Ukraine National News Ukraine’s economy is teetering on the brink as the war with Russia shows no signs of abating.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Russia's economy, buoyed for months by wartime spending, may now be teetering toward recession, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov said on Thursday, according to Russian media reports.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
However, the movie often teeters awkwardly between authenticity and spectacle.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Fans of Boy Meets World often say that the show teeters off in its final two seasons, but the stars shared which season 6 episode really falls flat.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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“Teeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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