Example Sentences

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Paul was very sad when Linda died, and his grief may have unbalanced his mind and made him marry the delusional Heather Mills.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2016

"I'm glad it hadn't happened before, because it would have unbalanced the project in a way."

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2012

“I think he makes a very strong case that we have unbalanced our economy too much towards favoring capital and away from labor,” she said.

From Washington Post

If AIG croaked, all the players who thought they had their bets hedged would suddenly have "unbalanced books."

From Time Magazine Archive

The heavy burdens of militarism which western civilization is presently carrying, have unbalanced budgets, which lead to inflation and to onerous burdens of debt and taxes.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott