How To Use Teeter In A Sentence

Now the economy is teetering on the brink of recession, stocks are down sharply and the Fed has stated that rates will remain ultralow well into the future. Not Dead Yet: What to Do With Your Bets on Rising Rates
Shortly after leaving the outskirts of Adonis the car slithered down a sloping piece of ground, teetered over a low bank, and splashed logily into water. The Past Through Tomorrow
The carriage teetered precariously as he moved to take a seat opposite her and they stared at each other in a calming silence as she drank, but once she finished, the cup fell from her loose fingers and clattered loudly on the floor.
The investment puts it in a strong position to take over the business as it teeters on the brink. Times, Sunday Times
The small, plain-spoken drama teeters, undecidable, between lightness and weight. The Times Literary Supplement

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They were shown in a make shift stage early dinner on the "teeter" nights so that we could go to enjoy it. Kottu
But Portugal are teetering on the edge of the financial abyss while Spain are not far behind. The Sun
Except while you are teetering on the precipice of your next upchuck, the only thing you crave is to be distracted.
The banking structure seemed to teeter on the brink of ruin.
She teetered over the single-log bridge.
Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.
Forgetting all the principles for which they were fighting in their endless war against their enemy, they have become savage barbarians teetering on the very edge of bestiality.
Despite teetering on the edge of overexposure, Winnie the Pooh remains one of Disney's most endearing characters.
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
His old arse left us in immense debt while he rode away in the sunset - teetering on senility and his handlers kept that fact from the voting electorate. South Carolina Republican releases new TV ad
Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.
At fifty meters and change, the submersible was a mid-sized Falnari vessel built for touring and very little else—certainly not for teetering on the edge of an abyss. Distant Shores
When uncle Billy, in one of his characteristic empty-headed gestures, accidentally lost his score, the one that would redeem him from undeserved obscurity, something broke in him and he ran screaming out into the streets, meandering aimlessly, meaningless sounds burbling from his lips until he wound up here, on the bridge, teetering over the edge on the verge of a long, life-crushing fall into the dark waters below. The envelopes
The careers of three ministers are teetering on the brink after a series of gaffes though. The Sun
It\'s easy to wonder why he remained silent while markets were soaring and investment banks were reaping trillions in profits on a structured investment swindle which has left the global financial system teetering on the brink of catastrophe. ' OpEdNews - Quicklink: The Great Credit Unwind of '08
Sometimes the balance teeters in one direction, but mostly I try to even things out by eating a salad on a day after eating a big fat steak with bacon.
Even as the animated brushwork makes them teeter on the edge of abstraction, these works have the natural light of 19 th-century plein-air paintings.
More simply put is what I call the teeter-totter principle. The Examiner Home RSS
The film teeters between being the most unwatchable and the most watchable film ever.
Although it continues to sell 10 red-list species, Safeway recently along with Costco, Harris Teeter and H.E.B. discontinued the sale of orange roughy, a vulnerable and unsustainably caught species, primarily from the deep seas off New Zealand. Safeway scales the 'seafood scorecard' by Greenpeace
You teeter on the brink of more serious madness, perhaps as a result of frequent exposure to morbid imagery and bizarre literature.
We seem to teeter on the edge of the precipice, but get pulled back by the seat of our pants.
This season's styles range from sandals with barely a lift and lower heels, to teetering spikes that can do some serious damage.
The boot gets tossed, it teeters on its side then rolls over with the shoe laces facing up.
She had to sell her flat and constantly teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. Times, Sunday Times
Recently cooking and style have teetered on the edge of burlesque (waiters in white gloves? Umbria - the green heart of Italy
As the teenagers tentatively waded into the brown muck, a skinny, worn-out alcoholic teetered over from his broken-down pickup.
And the market simply teeters back and forth, worrying and then feeling relieved again.
He was swaying dangerously, teetering near the edge of the house.
She teetered precariously before moving once again to position her feet solidly on the ground.
Though violence has dramatically dropped from just a few years ago, when Iraq teetered on the brink of civil war, attacks still almost daily. Sources: 10K U.S. troops on offer for Iraq
The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
It spotlights the 23-year-old Bob teetering on the cusp of acoustic folk music and the mind-expanding new horizons offered by acid, free verse and electricity.
The whole enterprise teetered on the brink of patronising. Times, Sunday Times
In ‘Summertime,’ sung with an exquisite teetering between the operatics of the written score and jazz inspiration, Hendricks shows that her operatic voice is as gorgeous as ever.
Proteins in living cells always teeter on the edge of insolubility, because with so many different proteins dissolved in the cell doing different jobs, the total concentration is high and crystallization is a risk. Connecting the Pieces of the Alzheimer's Puzzle
I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice.
My legs, which I was already teetering on with dubious balance, seemed to give out and I collapsed, curling into a miserable ball under the glass.
There, on a dusty windswept plain, a small wooden statue of a man in robes teeters upon a short pole.
He pushed them both into the fountain while they were still teetering off balance.
He is teetering on the edge of disaster and he has to pull back. Times, Sunday Times
There was no devil left in me at all, and I was certainly the crawly-crawliest bubbler you ever saw, and I teetered at street-car crossings till everybody went mad. The Motormaniacs
Molly looked at Aaron in surprise as he pulled himself up onto his feet, teetering unsteadily for a second.
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
We drove underneath one that teetered in the balance, but soon abandoned the car. Times, Sunday Times
It teeters on the cusp of the Mediterranean, offering endless vistas of blue-green sea, bucketfuls of fresh air, and crumbling, salty buildings of the old town that still manage to retain their elegance.
The lack of natural checks and balances from top predators and browsers has led to some species teetering on the brink of extinction, while others spread like plagues.
As he held up the last teetering mountain he "bawled": "What am I bid for this wonderful cake? Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour
The economy, ransacked by successive leaders, now teetered on the brink of collapse. Times, Sunday Times
Funding is the industry's secret subsidy: without explicit or implicit guarantees many banks would teeter.
All sport thrives on rivalry that teeters on the brink of animosity. Times, Sunday Times
The residents of eastern Aleppo endured another day of fear and uncertainty yesterday after a fragile evacuation deal teetered on the brink of collapse. Times, Sunday Times
Many experts had warned for years that New Orleans was teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Times, Sunday Times
His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
At that moment, the Europe team teetered on the brink of oblivion. Times, Sunday Times
Alex's books fell and she teetered backwards and would have fallen if it weren't for an arm grabbing her by the waist.
Miles Teller is teetering on the edge of greatness. Times, Sunday Times
Bruno restored the balance from teetering totally towards the canvas by his ascent to a brief reign as holder of a version of the world title.
I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice.
The real threat is to the country's already overstretched banks, some of which are teetering on the brink of collapse. The Sun
As America's teetering tower of unkeepable promises grows, so does the weight of government, in taxes and mandates that limit investments and discourage job creation. LJWorld.com stories: News
As the aircraft continues to teeter absurdly on the edge of the sky, little pain-flavoured wisps of memories will start to taunt him.
I heard heavy footsteps on the porch steps and glanced over as the guy almost fell but grabbed the railing, teetering to the left unsteadily with a quiet laugh.
With a heavy thud she slammed into the hat rack, which teetered and tottered before tipping toward her.
And the billionaire Russian looked a picture of misery slumped into his executive seat with Blues teetering on the brink of yet another damaging loss. The Sun
You can distinguish the female of the species by her exposed cleavage and teetering walk.
Europe is teetering on the brink. The Sun
It is a mess of epic proportions for a team already teetering on the edge. Times, Sunday Times
And, unless you are adept at teetering in mules, wearing shoes without tights is uncomfortable, especially if you have to walk more than a few yards.
The only relief from the flumes was the precipices; and the only relief from the precipices was the flumes, except where the ditch was far under ground, in which case we crossed one horse and rider at a time, on primitive log-bridges that swayed and teetered and threatened to carry away. Chapter 8
Another former darling of the fleetingly fashionable green technology industry teetered on the edge of collapse yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
By focusing on urban papers, Ratner and Teeter have not accounted for the creation of sectionalism in the majority of the nation.
At that moment, the Europe team teetered on the brink of oblivion. Times, Sunday Times
Until last summer, it teetered on the brink of insolvency, and did little other than amass colossal debts.
I knew even then, I think, that my histrionics teetered on hysteria, but my self-conscious melodrama only angered me more.
I knew even then, I think, that my histrionics teetered on hysteria, but my self-conscious melodrama only angered me more.
One reason: As competitors teetered during the financial crisis, J.P. Morgan's last-bank-standing stature lured giant companies. Dimon's Global Growth Pains
Ana stood with the assistance of the bed, teetering unsteadily, smirk on her face, bottle in hand.
In fact, it was teetering on the edge of a financial precipice. Times, Sunday Times
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
Everything is teetering; all are trying to find new identities after the struggle against apartheid. The Times Literary Supplement
Recently cooking and style have teetered on the edge of burlesque (waiters in white gloves? Umbria - the green heart of Italy
The banking system remains as unreconstructed as before the crisis, and still teeters on an inverted pyramid of financial derivatives. Times, Sunday Times
I tugged again, and then as I stumbled, the suitcase teetered, and fell backwards, bouncing down the stairs to land at the bottom.
Though not conventionally beautiful, they possess other graces: soaring effortlessly on teetering wings upraised in a characteristic V, with scarcely a flap they outfly even eagles.
I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice.
His expression teetered between wonder and loathing. DRAGON GAMES
You get higher leverage with the cable attached closer to the to the pivot, as you would expect when moving the person you are trying to lift toward the fulcrum of a teeter totter.
Cafe Cyclo has a great interior and some cute waitresses, but I recommend getting the coffee from the Starbucks in the Harris Teeter around the corner and sneaking it into Cyclo. coturnix Triangle Meetup Today - The Panda's Thumb
Britain and Europe are teetering on a hinge of history. Times, Sunday Times
Right in the middle of the room was Vince, his eyes were only partially open and his body was teetering back and forth.
The Puritans were teetering along a narrow rock ledge and they wrapped their suggestions in swathes of submissive cotton wool. GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible
I was ecstatic because for a long time we were teetering on the edge of breakup but always plugged along because we both know our relationship was more unique and stronger than others.
Marriage teeters on the line between a cooperative venture and a form of mutual exploitation-ask any divorce lawyer.
Europe is teetering on the brink. The Sun
Glasgow 1938 is a visual resource of the city's Empire Exhibition, a modernist / deco delight that teetered on the brink of a new era and consequently vanished without undue influence.
And again, the search for community college peer institution selection systems discovered methodologies consistent and coincident with the Brinkman and Teeter typology.
People who were standing upon the land were either thrown backwards into the crowd, or teetered back and forth on the rising ground of the levee.
And just to see everyone's reactions from early this afternoon when everyone had an emotion where they didn't - they were kind of teeter tottering. CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2006
He teetered, lost his balance and fell off, making a tremendous splash as he hit the water with an inelegant bellyflop and an angry shout.
Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Here is an amazingly prolific young songwriter who is teetering on the brink of worldwide recognition.
The sets, particularly Olaf's deteriorating mansion and the home of Aunt Josephine, literally teetering on the edge of a rocky cliff, echo the gothic themes of the storytelling, and never fail to impress.
Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.
The banking structure seemed to teeter on the brink of ruin.
Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.
The woman we meet in this book teeters from one fringe position to another, and somehow always remains balanced.
His body teetered as he struggled to fight the aftereffects of my touch and the onset of the Serim hibernation. My Fair Succubi
Typically, the Manics are releasing their most personal and least polemical album as the world teeters on its most politically charged precipice for decades.
Gilling's ability to teeter between fantasy and plausibility recalls Dickens.What he imagines is equal to anything Prospero might have conjured.
It is impossible to escape the notion that the club is teetering on a ledge of uncertainty, a long, ungraceful fall on one side, a firm, solid footing on the other.
In the distance small hamlets teetered on mountain ridges, seemingly ready to tumble off their precarious perch.
So why did his ideology lead to such suffering and a world that teetered on the brink of Armageddon? Times, Sunday Times
She ran her hands through her hair in a gesture of aggravation and stood, teetering on unsteady legs.
But cancer cells teeter on the edge between self and nonself. Vaccinating Against Cancer
In Kenya, meanwhile, the bongo antelopes, victims of deforestation and poaching, are teetering on the brink of extinction.
Some models teetered down the runway in six-inch platform shoes with their hands bound together by lily white or crimson ropes. Americana in Berlin, With Thanks to Elvis
There's a passage to the right, but it's under a huge serac that teeters at the end of a glacier, waiting for the next slight shift of ice to send it tumbling.
General clutter seems to reign supreme, culminating in a teetering mountain of disgustingly neglected pots and pans.
But the suckerfish and the coho salmon are teetering on the brink of extinction and both are afforded protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Miles Teller is teetering on the edge of greatness. Times, Sunday Times
But, after teetering at the edge of the precipice, he woke up one morning feeling miraculously restored.
In the autumn of 2008 Britain teetered on the edge of a very deep financial abyss. Times, Sunday Times
The grains of sand teeter on the edge of the glass bulb.
Cameras lingered, producers chopped onions and the whole thing teetered on the brink of exploitation. Times, Sunday Times
As he looked right at me, cigarette teetering on his lower lip with his mouth slightly open, he didn't flinch.
Many of them had a young baby girl smiling while sitting on her bottom in the tall grass or while teetering across a bridge or on a sidewalk.
They teetered into the ridiculous: Williams sought to deny a paraphrasable content where he could detect nothing risqué, but was on the alert for meaning if the poetry looked naughty.
Marriage teeters on the line between a cooperative venture and a form of mutual exploitation-ask any divorce lawyer.
Taylor stutter-stepped to avoid a tackle, then pirouetted away from Marecic to keep the play alive, all while teetering dangerously close to the sideline. Stanford Blows Out Virginia Tech In Orange Bowl
The real threat is to the country's already overstretched banks, some of which are teetering on the brink of collapse. The Sun
Cows wander the streets, ragged children pester dogs with sticks, tailors teeter past on bicycles balancing bolts of fabric.
It teeters on the cusp of the Mediterranean, offering endless vistas of blue-green sea, bucketfuls of fresh air, and crumbling, salty buildings of the old town that still manage to retain their elegance.
In fact, it was teetering on the edge of a financial precipice. Times, Sunday Times
The real threat is to the country's already overstretched banks, some of which are teetering on the brink of collapse. The Sun
Someone had stacked up dozens of conical limpet shells to form narrow, teetering towers on the shelves where delft once stood. FALSE MERMAID
Trying to patch together a tour teetering on the brink of disaster is what he should be concerning himself with.
Balloons float, a high-wire circus act teeters.
It was not so easy as it seemed, to get out on the trees, and they decided not to attempt it, but thought they would wander along the brink of the stream, and in doing this they discovered all sorts of wonderful things in what Florence called the Fairy Dell: moss-grown rocks from which sprung tiny bell-shaped flowers; a circle of wee pink toadstools, which indeed seemed fit for the elfin folk; a wild grapevine with a most delightfully arranged swing on which the two girls "teetered" away in great joy; shining pebbles, bits of rose-colored quartz, a forest of plumy ferns, and all such like things, over which the city child exclaimed and marveled. A Sweet Little Maid
George F. Will/Obama did wrong: He may topple America's teetering tower of unkeepable promises WN.com - Articles related to Obama urges small-business loans
His performance here finds him teetering precariously between majesty and ludicrousness.
She was standing on the edge of the huge rock, teetering, and her reddish-brown hair swung about as she did.
As we edge round a series of perilous hairpin bends and teetering boulders, my guide Jani, dressed in ripped denims, a worn leather jacket and battered Stetson, roars with laughter as I explain my search.
The word "polymath" teeters somewhere between Leonardo da Vinci and Stephen Fry. Mental multivitamin
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
The investment puts it in a strong position to take over the business as it teeters on the brink. Times, Sunday Times
It's easy to wonder why he remained silent while markets were soaring and investment banks were reaping trillions in profits on a structured investment swindle which has left the global financial system teetering on the brink of catastrophe. OpEdNews - Quicklink: The Great Credit Unwind of '08
Ducks and geese frequent it in the spring and fall, the white-bellied swallows (Hirundo bicolor) skim over it, and the peetweets (Totanus macularius) "teeter" along its stony shores all summer. Walden~ Chapter 09 (historical)
Many experts had warned for years that New Orleans was teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Times, Sunday Times
The House on the Rock is an architectural mishmash, patched together, built into the rock in places and teetering way out over it in another.
As they teetered on the crest, they were shoved back by the stiff-arm wind. ABSOLUTE ZERO
Read More Beijing Aims Jab at U.S. Via Yuan China's New Lenders of Last Resort Small Companies Teeter as Beijing Tightens Lending Analysts say the new policy represents what they call "targeted easing," intended to focus on specific areas where companies are under stress without the government loosening overall monetary policy. China Puts Light on Shadow Loans
So why did his ideology lead to such suffering and a world that teetered on the brink of Armageddon? Times, Sunday Times
Watching Michael Caine struggle with whether or not his life (and the lives of his accomplices) was worth the loss of his booty, as their getaway bus teetered precariously on the edge, was enough to get audiences on the edge of the seat.
Africa's mountain bongo antelopes are teetering on the brink of extinction because of deforestation and poaching.
The tea tray landed on the piano bench, and I set the empty Brown Betty pot teetering on the piano keys.
They came to me recently, teetering on the brink of burnout, wondering if the price they had paid for success was too steep. Christianity Today
They go to stand on the viewing platform, teetering like divers on the precipice of hell, and click their camera shutters at the 16 acres of emptiness below.
Blue-chip shares were left teetering at the 4000 mark yesterday as nervy investors continued to fret over the global economy.
The perplexed liberal democracies in Central and Western Europe are increasingly egoistical, and are now teetering along an uncertain course.
Global warming was simply * credible*, very close to * supposable*, many might even say it teetered on * inferable*, but now, as we see, it is most definitely very likely*. Archive 2007-02-01
They paused an instant, then crouched, jerked their tails, "teetered" and posed in several attitudes, ending each new movement with a solemn bow, perhaps equivalent to a handshake among larger fighters. In Nesting Time
Here is a thought for when the bells ring in 2014: we are teetering on the edge of a new epoch. Times, Sunday Times
The film recounts the events of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, in which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war for nearly two weeks after Castro allowed Soviet nuclear missiles to be placed in Cuba.
And books, everywhere, sprouting like mushrooms in a greenhouse, pullulating on shelves, in shoots that teeter at navel height like cubist stalagmites.
I have mastered the art, of sitting on edges like a humpty dumpty and I see you now teetering … Global Voices in English » Iraq: Reflecting on Iran
You are already teetering on the brink of desperation - this will just push you over the edge.
Sometimes they walked out on the end of a wide-spreading branch, holding to the one above, and when they began to "teeter" too much they gave a spring and came down on the soft ground. A Little Girl in Old New York
The desktop itself was lost beneath teetering stacks of leather-bound volumes and slim folios that formed a parapet around the edges of the desk.
Her brown boots with their outsized 12 cm heels are just too cool for her to worry about details like being able to walk without teetering.
They bob and teeter while feeding, and move nervously and quickly over rocks, probing for active prey on the surface.
In the distance small hamlets teetered on mountain ridges, seemingly ready to tumble off their precarious perch.
Since the field is uniform, the object appears to react to it as if it were a point in the palm of her hand - that is, it teeters and wobbles, but the force is distributed along the field, nonetheless.
Perhaps that is going a bit far; indeed, this book sometimes teeters on the brink of hagiography. Times, Sunday Times
The back row, from about the third day of classes on, teetered on the brink of chaos.
Who will triumph in teetering stilettos and who will fall flat on her fake-tanned bake?
What gives it panache is the way the flower teeters on its ridiculously long, slender stem.
They came to me recently, teetering on the brink of burnout, wondering if the price they had paid for success was too steep. Christianity Today
The clown clumsily teetered back and forth and vanished in a flash of colorful confetti.
One of the gigantic shelves teetered, and as I watched, the ceiling at the far end of the room began to sag. My Fair Succubi
At the very least, feminists should be considering these legal alternatives, while the Court teeters in the balance.
It's not difficult to see that I've been seduced by some of the grand hitters from the big publishing houses of late and I'll confess the teetering booktowers of Babel have been far too tempting while I've been home having myself a restful convalesce. A sprinkling of Salt? Nay 'tis a veritable pillar.
The economy, ransacked by successive leaders, now teetered on the brink of collapse. Times, Sunday Times
The icefall was a maze of crevasses and teetering seracs. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told
It's an extraordinary quality bartenders have; a bar or, in this case, a lounge, can be quite adverse and hectic and easily become chaotic, yet bartenders - good bartenders, that is, go about the storm of hands and impatient glares and fidgets with a frightful calm, riding a teetering wire between cordiality of social obligation and quickness and precision of hand with the balance of a world-class funambulist. Grant Whitney Harvey: Moonshadows: Part 1
The tea tray landed on the piano bench, and I set the empty Brown Betty pot teetering on the piano keys.
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
Ive, are the anglers still there? shouts a dauntingly paunched chum as the separated men lead their separately heel-teetering wives back over a sparkling bridge from Durham's centre to the one posh hotel, at way the wrong side of 11pm. From toxic sewer to natural haven, the river Wear's return from the dead
Among the most excessive is the ravishing Vila Algarve, a rococo fantasy of curving terraces and balconies and stairways, topped off with urns and grotesques and maiolica-tiled tableaux, the whole place teetering on the verge of complete disintegration. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
The two great iconic integrationist projects are teetering on the brink of failure. Times, Sunday Times
We drove underneath one that teetered in the balance, but soon abandoned the car. Times, Sunday Times
Wild animals and the hunter are standing respectively on left and right sides of the teeterboard.
Can a small boy "teeter" on a board against a big boy? Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study
I have mastered the art, of sitting on edges like a humpty dumpty and I see you now teetering … Global Voices in English » Iraq: Reflecting on Iran
So, we're a pleasure to have them going around the country and performing their cultural dance and in the circus they do a performance called the teeter-board, which is like a sliding board, or what we say, a see-saw act. CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2001

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