breaking point

Example Sentences

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A Stormont source said the executive was "stretched to breaking point" and that the current funding allocation was not enough over the next three years.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

This is stretching the word’s definition past its breaking point.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s extremely sad. International law seems to be at a breaking point in the Persian Gulf.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I think you’re seeing these characters at the breaking point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Whether her outpouring in front of Czarnecki was the spontaneous result of having reached a breaking point or something more astute, she picked the right person to vent to.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly