counterpoise

Example Sentences

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A magical fable about how Tevye originally got into the milk business back in Anatevka is counterpoised by a darker yarn that culminates in the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

In the garden, hardy ferns add a counterpoise to everything else, and should be used far more and in greater numbers.

From Washington Post

She wasn’t dabbling in symbolism, but counterpoising characters and specific images that together create meaning.

From New York Times

A dancer that flexible can also be weak, or unconsciously rigid in counterpoise, but throughout Khoreva’s body there is a sense of spiraling, smoothly controlled flow.

From Washington Post

A hybrid of man and monster, Venom falls into a gray zone between do-gooder and villain, with Brock’s urge to defend the innocent counterpoised with the symbiote’s penchant for biting off heads.

From Los Angeles Times