equipoise

Example Sentences

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Through every change of style, Thorn’s voice — low, smoky and pensive, rarely indulging in vibrato or ornamentation — gave the duo’s songs an emotional equipoise.

From New York Times

In a trancelike equipoise, he pressed the shutter to record a picture that feels like a dream.

From New York Times

“The defendant’s burden of persuasion will have bite only when the court finds the evidence in equipoise — a situation that should rarely arise,” she wrote.

From New York Times

Their temperaments were decidedly different: Elizabeth was self-assured and occasionally grandiose; Emily was quieter and more methodical, though her apparent equipoise concealed an inner turmoil.

From New York Times

It is a split second of stillness, a moment of equipoise, as he stops to make crucial calculations.

From Washington Post