Example Sentences

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This distant mass counterbalances the Local Group's gravity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

But he cites longstanding maritime connections and the military police as reassuring counterbalances.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

“The set of revised commitments adequately counterbalances the revision of the deadline,” the Commission said, without providing further details.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

This is done either dishonestly, to steal coffee which belongs to somebody else, or foolishly; for the heavier coffee has a lessened cup value which more than counterbalances the apparent gain.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)