overbalanced
Example Sentences
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“There was an economy that probably wasn’t balanced, but wasn’t horribly overbalanced in one direction — then that became horribly unbalanced.”
From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2022
The New Zealander overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Hubbard overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021
It must give way, the court determined, when overbalanced by the “legitimate needs” of another branch of government—in Nixon, the judiciary—in fulfilling its own constitutional role.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2020
Ron yelled, trying to force the rat back into his front pocket, but Scabbers was fighting too hard; Ron swayed and overbalanced, and Harry caught him and pushed him back down to the bed.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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