overbalancing
Example Sentences
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But he is in danger of overbalancing the entire film: this is a rock’n’roll performance from someone who is usually happier with piano sonatas.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2021
Levin’s playing was heavy-handed and shapeless, chugging mechanically along and sometimes overbalancing Hahn’s more restrained, often vibratoless violin lines.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
The old pirate threw himself back with all his might, in the hopes of overbalancing the man whose arm he held, and dragging him with him.
From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by F.C. Tilney
Whatever sticklers for old forms and crab-like progress may be found, there is always an overbalancing power.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various
There is, therefore, no gladness without its overbalancing sorrow.
From The Crack of Doom by Robert Cromie
