kilter

Example Sentences

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Does that not point out that planning by the Pentagon could be out of kilter with reality for future conflicts?

From Washington Post

“I twisted them and we made them different proportions and they were off kilter.”

From Seattle Times

"It's not just affecting your knee, it's throwing all your body out of kilter," she said.

From BBC

At the same time, he said, emissions growth could be muted if a wave of Covid cases throws China’s economy off kilter.

From Scientific American

Even talk of a moderation in the rate of price rises seems out of kilter with everyday experience.

From BBC