out of kilter
Example Sentences
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These approaches fall into four categories: “removing bad things that accumulate,” “renewing things which are broken or lost,” “repairing things which are damaged or out of kilter” and “reprogramming our biology to slow or reverse aging.”
From New York Times
Citizens need to hold them responsible for ignoring what is not plumb in our world for much is out of kilter.
From Washington Times
Kudos to David Von Drehle for the courage to state in his Dec. 16 Wednesday Opinion column, “Humans don’t have to set foot on Mars to visit it,” what many in the space community know but are afraid to admit: Taking humans to Mars, although theoretically possible, would require an investment astronomically out of kilter with the possible benefits.
From Washington Post
A cardiologist explained to me that the virus can knock out of kilter the normally automatic systems - heart rate, breathing, body temperature.
From BBC
The commission says wedding regulations are "out of kilter" with the more modern approach to weddings in Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Islands.
From BBC
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