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

Thomas’s cohort couldn’t offer a strategy to overcome any of those barriers or even a way to not counterpoise themselves to the best New Deal reforms.

From Salon

We can counterpoise that to the pediatric possessive: “You’re going to take your bath,” “It’s time for your nap.”

From The New Yorker