have balked
- present perfect of balk.
Example Sentences
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The claim addressed the rising concerns of business customers who have balked at the expense of running advanced AI systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Previous presidents would have balked at having such bedfellows.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026
Other carriers have balked at the roughly $50,000-per-aircraft price tag that Airbus charges for the kit, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Since then, utilities have balked at building new reactors, because of the risk of overspending and saddling consumers with higher electricity bills.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
He would have balked at letting me go undercover in the Lake sector for days on end, without a pair of strong backups and a team to follow me.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
