balked

Example Sentences

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Shareholders balked, though, and their plan fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

When insurers balked, the company turned around and billed patients’ families, dragging them into financial and legal turmoil and disrupting care for their disabled children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Fans have more recently balked at the cost of a seat at a match.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Some balked when Nolen began talking about passing zoning rules, she said.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

When the U.N. post was first conferred on him, my grandfather balked: he wanted no part of the corrupt regime.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez