were balancing
- past progressive of balance.
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
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
Investors were balancing unease about the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant against another round of encouraging company earnings.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
He recorded what he saw and what he felt in equal amounts, as if he were balancing the great scales of observation and reflection.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
