How to Use tip the balance in a Sentence

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• Adding a sizeable amount to that total against the Tide could tip the balance in the Bearcats' favor.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2021
• The race, like that for Scottsdale mayor, could tip the balance of power in city hall.
  — Sean Holstege, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
• The outcome could tip the balance of power in the nearly evenly split U.S. Senate.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
• Still, his party may further split votes that could tip the balance in a tight race and his return cannot be ruled out.
  — Eileen Ng, ajc, 16 Nov. 2022
• This could well be the year when these various forces push hard enough to finally tip the balance.
  — Hannah Ritchie, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2024
• Thursday's deaths appeared to tip the balance and push Biden to approve airdrops.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2024
• The states will be key to winning the White House in 63 days, with the states within the margin of error in this survey being able to tip the balance of the election.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
• For that reason, third-party candidates could tip the balance of the race by pulling votes away from the major parties.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
• Lissner and Rapp-Hooper argue that the United States can still tip the balance in favor of an open and rules-based order.
  — Patrick Porter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
• Here are five players that could tip the balance in Saturday's showdown.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2022
• More recently it has been credited with helping tip the balance in conflicts like Libya and Nagorno Karabakh.
  — Jomana Karadsheh and Isil Sariyuce, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
• Israel may balk at the prospect of making such concessions, but the centrist members of the unity government might help tip the balance.
  — Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2023
• Prigozhin may have planned the operation as a means to get Putin’s attention and to tip the balance of behind-the-scenes power and influence back in his favor.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
• For instance, 164 people on the Millennium Bridge will not result in shaking, but adding one more person will tip the balance.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2021
• This year’s races could tip the balance of power in Congress to Republicans, hobbling President Biden’s agenda for the second half of his term.
  — New York Times, 5 July 2022
• This show takes that delicate balance on board with the understanding that childhood is the foundation on which all society is built, and the need to tip the balance in the right direction.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
• Along with other firsts, this mayoral election gives the city a chance to turn the page on that cozy dynamic — to tip the balance away from luxury condos, and toward people struggling to afford homes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021
• The battle between business and labor is headed for a high-stakes showdown at the California Supreme Court this week over a ballot measure that would tip the balance of power at the state Capitol.
  — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
• Delaying certification could swing a close election in which a single state’s electoral votes tip the balance.
  — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• As the war approaches its fourth month, Western nations have substantially increased their aid to Ukraine, an effort to tip the balance as the conflict grows more protracted and costly.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2022
• The result could tip the balance of power in City Hall and dramatically shape the city's appetite for approving developments.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
• Two senators and one representative could tip the balance of power.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Creating local markets for recycled waste in Arizona could tip the balance.
  — The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
• Turnout — which among the Jewish population is expected to remain around 70 percent, similar to previous rounds — will tip the balance.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
• Don’t tip the balance over to standardization; ensure there’s equal improvement in ease of execution, and remember that just making something easier and faster may not move the needle in terms of the impact the process has on the business.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• China’s ideological push could tip the balance away from democracy in such smaller Asian nations.
  — Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2024
• Democrats are defending a 55-45 advantage in the House, with Republicans targeting several suburban swing districts — and a few close rural races — that could tip the balance of power.
  — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
• Baker’s intriguing historical novel explores how the strain of wartime living can tip the balance between sanity and delusion, and how forging friendships can be a lifeline.
  — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
• But the redistricting process that's expected to be complete by December could make the district more competitive and possibly tip the balance back to Republicans.
  — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2021
• The results of these congressional races can tip the balance of power on Capitol Hill, while the outcome of the gubernatorial election will strongly influence the political direction of each state.
  — Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024