ballast

Example Sentences

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For the Clinton administration, the paper was just what it needed to help give intellectual ballast for its case to raise the federal minimum wage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If you’re not in the mood for a hulking sirloin — and if just creamed spinach and a frosted martini feel like insufficient ballast — skip the burger.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

“We expect high-quality bonds to continue to serve as portfolio ballast in risk-off environments.”

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

To be sure, security co-operation remains the ballast in an otherwise choppy relationship.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I sail on the tide towards the kitchen, heavy-loaded with ballast, waves splashing.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson