overbalanced

Example Sentences

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“There was an economy that probably wasn’t balanced, but wasn’t horribly overbalanced in one direction — then that became horribly unbalanced.”

From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2022

The New Zealander overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Hubbard overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

It must give way, the court determined, when overbalanced by the “legitimate needs” of another branch of government—in Nixon, the judiciary—in fulfilling its own constitutional role.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2020

It picked up momentum as the heavy weight of the overbalanced top dove for the ground.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls