unbalance

Example Sentences

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Greek officials say they were faced with a dilemma on what to do with a vessel that had repeatedly declined offers of assistance, worried that even the slightest shift could unbalance the boat.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

A rash of late summer signings seemed like a quick fix and created an unbalance to the side that Nice coach Lucien Favre has yet to resolve.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

“He can really unbalance opponents’ defenders and give us that final-third quality that we’ve been maybe lacking before we got him.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

In the days when bottles were handmade, glassblowers would push in the bottoms of bottles to make certain they would stand upright, without a nub of glass to unbalance them.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Gingersnipes, still cackling, threw her head back with enough force to unbalance her squat body.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman