Example Sentences

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But Nora’s passion is as obsessive as it is unbalancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

"They are a keystone species, meaning if they were to be removed from the ecosystem, we would see a cascade of ecological effects — an unbalancing."

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2024

In the blink of an eye, she is capable of unbalancing defenders with her athleticism, finding space and causing chaos.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2023

"It's a very high cost, it would have to be done gradually and amid a tax reform without unbalancing the public accounts," he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2022

Duane, who was already dizzy from the jumping, was now finding the hare’s quick, clipped way of talking equally unbalancing, not to mention all the twitches and tics that accompanied her speech.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el