unbalance

Example Sentences

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“That’s something we need on this team, players that will unbalance defenses and open up gaps to be able to play through teams.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Greek officials say they were faced with a dilemma on what to do with a vessel that had repeatedly declined offers of assistance, worried that even the slightest shift could unbalance the boat.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

"Snakes are usually predators on small mammals, frogs. This impact may result in an unimaginable unbalance in the ecosystem."

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

This notion that infection can unbalance the immune system has often been invoked to explain the onset of autoimmune diseases — conditions in which the immune system attacks the very body it’s meant to protect.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

She went on, “So he accepted the item, but not without a certain jar. Even with death temporary and its importance depressed, it was enough to unbalance him very gently.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov