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Definitions

hang in the balance

VERB

hang in suspense

Synonyms

WEAK

be touch and go hang

Example Sentences

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And for that reason, it carries real upside for TPS holders whose lives hang in the balance.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

"Lives hang in the balance," read a recent letter to Premier Susan Holt, signed by 72 of the patients.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“Because, respectfully, I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Haitian immigrants in the U.S. are navigating a chaotic mix of relief and foreboding as their futures in the country hang in the balance.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

Sometimes the outcome really does teeter and hang in the balance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton