center of gravity
Example Sentences
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Twenty pounds doesn’t sound like a lot, but I was only 170, which meant I had an extra 10% of body weight resting above my center of gravity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“It will be a struggle over who holds the center of gravity inside the organization, and that result is not preordained.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Kroenke tilted that box and tapped its side, relocating the center of gravity to Inglewood, where the NFL would move its robust media operation and where Steve Ballmer would build Intuit Dome.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
A small child can figure out how to pick up an object, regardless of its shape, size or center of gravity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Instead she responded by raising her center of gravity just enough for the kick to knock her feet out from under her.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
