breaking point
noun
1
: the point at which a person gives way under stress
2
: the point at which a situation becomes critical
3
: the point at which something loses force or validity
stretch the rules to the breaking point
Examples of breaking point in a Sentence
tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point
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Now, more cuts threaten to push the university, and the town that depends on it, to a breaking point.
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Molly Parker, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
In the first few episodes, fans are introduced to four couples — Brion and Shante, Ashley and Grant, Tayler and Tyler, and Alexa and Lino — all of whom are at a breaking point in their relationship.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Their relationship came to a breaking point when another student witnessed them kissing in January 2017.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Others use it as a breaking point for transformation.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Molly Parker, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
In the first few episodes, fans are introduced to four couples — Brion and Shante, Ashley and Grant, Tayler and Tyler, and Alexa and Lino — all of whom are at a breaking point in their relationship.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Their relationship came to a breaking point when another student witnessed them kissing in January 2017.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Others use it as a breaking point for transformation.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breaking point
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20point. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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