balking

Example Sentences

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The Florida Panthers professional hockey team bought its own baling machine last year, a $30,000 investment that also included two shipping containers.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

He learned the ropes early and spent his childhood cleaning grain bins, baling hay and feeding the livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had processed scrap metal in Watts since 1949, shredding and baling aluminum cans, steel rims and copper wire.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Such work is considered especially hazardous by federal regulators, along with operating compactors and baling machines or working with explosives, Otero said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

That morning, like every morning, he had hitched up his trousers with a yard of baling twine, which is smooth and slippery, and needs a horseman’s knot to stay in place.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover