balked

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Balked at every turn, I had to resort to pumping the regular baby sitter for details.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2013

Balked by the Pacific Ocean, Poet Jeffers, unless he were to retrace his father's steps, had only three directions left to go: down, up. in.

From Time Magazine Archive

Balked in this movement, the Russians tried again to get around the north shore of Lake Laatokka between Loimola and the lake.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eagle Balked First the purchase of 700 of the 1,600 trucks was transferred from the CCC to the War Department.

From Time Magazine Archive

Balked for the second time, the passion of his grief had found another outlet, was transformed into a passion of agonized rage.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley