unbalance

Example Sentences

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“That’s something we need on this team, players that will unbalance defenses and open up gaps to be able to play through teams.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

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

“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

She went on, “So he accepted the item, but not without a certain jar. Even with death temporary and its importance depressed, it was enough to unbalance him very gently.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov