balk

Example Sentences

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So far, they aren’t balking at the pricing changes, according to Anthony Chukumba, an equity research analyst at Loop Capital Markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Customers were balking after a string of price increases.

From BBC

Debtor-in-possession lenders holding the first bankruptcy loan have balked at putting more financing into the company, and First Brands’ other attempts at finding cash had failed.

From The Wall Street Journal

And when we reach a dense forest of trees, so tall they seem to reach the sky, a few of our fellow travelers balk.

From Literature

Now they are balking at potentially throwing more good money after bad.

From The Wall Street Journal