kilter
Example Sentences
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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
"These are things that we didn't recommend for the other parts of the UK because they are so far out of kilter with the steps we feel the country needs to take over all."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
"And the cost of renting is completely out of kilter with what you earn. So living like this is an alternative. It's less comfortable, but it allows me to keep living on the island."
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
For a hurricane to grow in strength, it must also be free of cross-cutting winds, known as wind shear, which can tear holes in the walls of the storm’s eye or throw it off kilter.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2023
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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