balk

Example Sentences

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She adds that she’s not worried her boys will balk at the idea.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Inflows to private funds could dry up in coming months as wealth managers balk at committing client cash to them, given negative headlines about private credit and the ability to buy similar cheaper public funds.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

But still, many residents balk at the sight of their pavement space being taken away.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He knows people may balk at $16 bottles of pumpkin milk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

He’d need a very specialized team, a desperate team that wouldn’t balk at the real possibility that they’d never come back from this job.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo