balked

Example Sentences

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Shareholders balked, though, and their plan fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Some balked at the data collection; others started a petition demanding Meta drop it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Fans have more recently balked at the cost of a seat at a match.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Some balked when Nolen began talking about passing zoning rules, she said.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

A Seattle doctor had suggested sympathetic denervation of the limb—doing away with its ability to feel—but Ishmael had balked for unfathomable reasons.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson