off-balance

Example Sentences

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It’s exciting as a performer, then as a viewer, to be constantly off-balance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

One question is why creditors didn’t demand physical invoices documenting the company’s transactions—or a comprehensive audit of cash flows that might have revealed its off-balance sheet borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The problem, and risk, is circular deals and off-balance sheet arrangements are opaque and make it almost impossible for the average investor to compare revenue with spending.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

Stokes, in the covers, swooped and threw off-balance at the bowler's end, catching the trundling Pant short of his ground.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

By lassoing himself to these girls, he might pull them down from the sky and out of their perfect elliptical orbit, throwing everything off-balance.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway