unbalance
verb (used with object)
to throw or put out of balance.
had unbalanced
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past perfectof unbalance.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Before the flooding, the causeway had unbalanced the salinity of the lake, giving the north end a salt content of about 28%, in contrast to the south's 12%.
From Time Magazine Archive
They theorized that the breakaway of the engine at a moment of maximum thrust, and with the plane fully loaded, had unbalanced the weight at a critical moment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps her husband's death had unbalanced her mind?
From Elsie Marley, Honey by Joslyn Gray
But there on the bridge, a buffet of the gale had unbalanced her, and she—with just that little gasping laugh—had clutched at his shoulder.
From The Real Adventure by Raymond Moreau Crosby
Clearly, she decided, the sight of Fran's fearful danger had unbalanced his mind.
From Fran by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
