tip the scales
Example Sentences
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Proponents say the state offers a host of other benefits for trusts—including protection of assets from creditors and the ability to last forever—that tip the scales in its favor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
The largest males often tip the scales at more than 540kg.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Hemingway would never have drunk here, although the fanfare upon his entry may tip the scales.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
There is no piece of content I can share—or even make!—that will ultimately tip the scales and make all these bad-faith actors see the light.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2025
“So the object is to tip the scales in your favor?”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
