Examples of 'close to breaking' in a sentence

Meaning of "close to breaking"

Being close to breaking means being on the verge of reaching a breaking point or giving in to pressure or stress. It suggests that a person or situation is very close to collapsing or failing

How to use "close to breaking" in a sentence

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close to breaking
Not when we are so close to breaking the record.
Close to breaking point on occasion.
The machine room is close to breaking point.
They came close to breaking up several times during the process.
And you two are that close to breaking it.
I came so close to breaking my covenant with you.
Richard insisted she was close to breaking.
She was close to breaking into tears.
I think something inside him is close to breaking.
We are really close to breaking this wide open.
It was at a point when the group was very close to breaking up.
Tom was close to breaking into tears.
To describe it so bluntly comes close to breaking a taboo.
I did come close to breaking the camera once.
I tell him my will is close to breaking.

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We are so close to breaking the record.
At least breaks even or comes close to breaking even.
Tom came close to breaking an arm.
I feel like something is close to breaking.
I came this close to breaking his face this summer.
This left the band in disarray and were close to breaking up.
I would been very close to breaking up with everything.
A decade of austerity has left many councils close to breaking point.
Iceberg has been close to breaking away for months.
Laughter in such freezing adverse conditions man comes very close to breaking point.
When we are this close to breaking this case.
I find it difficult to believe, considering you are very close to breaking my arm.
Man comes very close to breaking point.
I came close to breaking my wrist punching a bag in a workout with an MMA fighter.
One man came close to breaking me.
Before accounting for goodwill loss, net result is close to breaking even.
I had felt so close to breaking point.
When we start asking ourselves those questions, we are getting close to breaking through.
No one has come close to breaking this record.
I've learnt that the body throws up signals when it is close to breaking point.
He was this close to breaking up with me.
We can not risk dropping the bowl when we are this close to breaking this case.
You are so close to breaking through.
Not when Sebastian seemed so close to breaking.
Came close to breaking laws.
Many more say they are close to breaking point.
We are very close to breaking even in our fourth year of operation.
It did not even close to breaking.
We are so close to breaking the record . Somebody will find the kid.
We felt that we were close to breaking through.
I was so close to breaking 80 and then I chunked a tee shot straight into the water.
They might be so close to breaking point.
As things stand, the situation of social and economic insecurity is close to breaking point.
I think we are close to breaking him.
I ran deep background on our five mechanics, called in favors, came close to breaking laws.

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