balance
noun
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
were balancing
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past progressiveof balance.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, we are tasked with the same dilemma our ancestors were, balancing the satisfaction of our needs with the risks that come along with the process of meeting them.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
They said they didn’t want to rush things, and because both were balancing other jobs, they couldn’t have anyway, leading them to ask the young poets to film themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
He watched, past the waves, a whale breach, its tail pointing up, as if it were balancing beneath the sea on its great, balene’d snout.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
In fact, $11.5 million of next year’s shortfall is “dead money”: the amortized leftovers of bonuses paid to Brees years ago while the Saints were balancing their budget like a unicycle on a tightrope.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Mr. Feeney rose from the chair as if he were balancing a big sack of something heavy on his shoulders.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
