tip the scales
Example Sentences
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Not only might the outcome tip the scales of the next college football season, it could also become a watershed test for this new era of college sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Hemingway would never have drunk here, although the fanfare upon his entry may tip the scales.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
But football was his best sport, and he was so small as a freshman that he hid ankle weights under his jeans to tip the scales at 112 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2025
There is no piece of content I can share—or even make!—that will ultimately tip the scales and make all these bad-faith actors see the light.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2025
“So the object is to tip the scales in your favor?”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
