Example Sentences

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Previous encounters at Grand Slam events had balanced on a knife-edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

Bacteria with antibiotic tolerance also had balanced levels of iron.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

"Look at that, Katya," he jabbed excitedly at the laptop we had balanced in our narrow ship's cabin, which was live-streaming images captured by the drones.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022

This lady had balanced a carton of eggs very precariously on the edge of the conveyor belt.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

The time when Baker & Inglis girls had balanced books on their heads was long gone.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides