How to Use unbalance in a Sentence

unbalance

1 of 2 verb

• The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.
• If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat.
• Puffer somehow came to a stop, and Dr. Niederee eased out of the stirrups so as not to unbalance the horse.
  — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
• Bent, warped, or broken blades unbalance the fan and need to be replaced to fix the issue, but the blades don't need to be broken to cause problems.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022
• For one thing, a Zoom call will completely unbalance my day.
  — Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2022
• Weighing only 23 pounds, this motor won’t unbalance your kayak when fixed to a mount that puts the eight-speed telescoping handle close at hand.
  — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
• Handing out a few candy bars will not unbalance your budget.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2020
• Soltan, Mittal, and Poor found that an attack focused on unbalancing supply across a grid could cause line failures as power is moved from one part of the grid to another.
  — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2018
• The acquisition of Pepe only unbalances the squad further.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• In freestyle wrestling, athletes can use any part of the body to unbalance their opponent, for example through leg attacks or throws (in Greco-Roman wrestling, only the upper body and arms are used).
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 4 Aug. 2021
• This forces the defense to unbalance, which limits its ability to disguise its intentions.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 27 July 2017
• This notion that infection can unbalance the immune system has often been invoked to explain the onset of autoimmune diseases — conditions in which the immune system attacks the very body it’s meant to protect.
  — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
• To be sure, solely focusing on compensation for providers could also unbalance the delicate equation.
  — Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 July 2022
• Austerity’s main effect was not to rebalance the budget, but to unbalance it differently.
  — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• This process will eventually unbalance the ecology of the region, raise local temperatures, and potentially impact our global climate.
  — Greg Autry, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
• Puerto Rico’s political crisis appeared to deepen on Wednesday as the island’s outgoing governor and legislators — including those from his own party — clashed over who should be the next leader of a U.S. territory unbalanced by massive protests.
  — DÁnica Coto, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2019
• Many healthcare experts, including insurers, have suggested this approach would result in young and healthy people purchasing minimal plans, unbalancing risk pools and leaving older and sicker Americans to shoulder higher costs.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 14 July 2017
• Anthony Scaramucci made an entire second career out of consoling jittery donors by convincing them that Trump’s erratic behavior was actually carefully calibrated to unbalance his enemies and appeal to his base.
  — Bess Levin, The Hive, 2 Oct. 2017
• Already, individual district programs and organizations such as ResearchEd and Teach for America all offer robust alternatives that could collectively unbalance the university monopoly.
  — Daniel Buck, National Review, 21 Apr. 2021
• The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.
• If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat.
• Puffer somehow came to a stop, and Dr. Niederee eased out of the stirrups so as not to unbalance the horse.
  — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
• Bent, warped, or broken blades unbalance the fan and need to be replaced to fix the issue, but the blades don't need to be broken to cause problems.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2022
• For one thing, a Zoom call will completely unbalance my day.
  — Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2022
• Weighing only 23 pounds, this motor won’t unbalance your kayak when fixed to a mount that puts the eight-speed telescoping handle close at hand.
  — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
• Handing out a few candy bars will not unbalance your budget.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2020
• Soltan, Mittal, and Poor found that an attack focused on unbalancing supply across a grid could cause line failures as power is moved from one part of the grid to another.
  — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2018
• The acquisition of Pepe only unbalances the squad further.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• In freestyle wrestling, athletes can use any part of the body to unbalance their opponent, for example through leg attacks or throws (in Greco-Roman wrestling, only the upper body and arms are used).
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 4 Aug. 2021
• This forces the defense to unbalance, which limits its ability to disguise its intentions.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 27 July 2017

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unbalance

2 of 2 noun

• In the end, Richards still felt there was unbalance there — but was happy to at least get an apology.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• This unbalance can escalate, and the blades may start hitting the casing that contains them.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2016
• For example notions like asymmetry, unbalance, anything which challenges that basic idea of speed for the sake of it, can now be desirable.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2020
• This time, sisters Anna and Elsa seek to restore a mysterious unbalance in Arendelle and discover buried secrets about their family on the way.
  — Nina Huang, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2020
• Planned or not, the unbalance was befitting, punctuating an evening that unsettled and sometimes even assaulted the senses.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
• However, since his departure, Shaw has failed to live up to expectations at Old Trafford while Young, who has enjoyed a superb campaign this term, being right-footed provides an unbalance down the flank.
  — SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• In most previous passenger car applications of this engine, the fourth harmonic unbalance occurs beyond the normal speed range.
  — Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
• Multiple personnel groups, multiple formations, unbalance, shifts, motions, trades.
  — Kevin Cunningham, ajc, 5 Sep. 2017
• In the end, Richards still felt there was unbalance there — but was happy to at least get an apology.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• This unbalance can escalate, and the blades may start hitting the casing that contains them.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2016
• For example notions like asymmetry, unbalance, anything which challenges that basic idea of speed for the sake of it, can now be desirable.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2020
• This time, sisters Anna and Elsa seek to restore a mysterious unbalance in Arendelle and discover buried secrets about their family on the way.
  — Nina Huang, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2020
• Planned or not, the unbalance was befitting, punctuating an evening that unsettled and sometimes even assaulted the senses.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
• However, since his departure, Shaw has failed to live up to expectations at Old Trafford while Young, who has enjoyed a superb campaign this term, being right-footed provides an unbalance down the flank.
  — SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• In most previous passenger car applications of this engine, the fourth harmonic unbalance occurs beyond the normal speed range.
  — Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
• Multiple personnel groups, multiple formations, unbalance, shifts, motions, trades.
  — Kevin Cunningham, ajc, 5 Sep. 2017

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