kilter
Example Sentences
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The long flights and early start have thrown each teams' regular routine out of kilter.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
For some, the Treasury Department’s response only added to the sense of a typically staid market gone disturbingly off kilter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Loren Cain, who was born and raised in Orem and studied at Utah Valley University, said the world feels off kilter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
"As I was watching, something felt out of kilter," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
She has a prominent nose that seems just right and slightly off kilter at the same time.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing kilter
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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