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Meanings of balked in English
Portuguese
finta ilegal Spanish
balk Synonyms
Examples for "balk"
Examples for "balk"
1
Women balk, thrusting their children behind them; some try again to escape.
2
Biden wanted to make sure the most visible general would not balk.
3
Would he really balk at using the protomolecule to further his agenda?
4
Or perhaps forever, if he didn't balk at mass executions and torture.
5
If asked the courses, I balk after the recital of the soup.
Usage of balked in English
1
However, the company balked at turning over certain materials, including interview notes.
2
But the SEC has thus far balked out of concerns about fraud.
3
However, some balked at the plan, claiming that it circumvents due process.
4
China had balked at granting access for audit inspectors, citing sovereignty concerns.
5
But the union has balked at saddling retired workers with additional risk.
6
Thomas almost balked, not sure how to say what he was thinking.
7
The rest of the CFL, however, balked at signing into any deal.
8
Ida Mae balked but soon learned there was no point in protesting.
9
Then some other impulse seized the bewildered rudimentary brains; the cattle balked.
10
Republicans and Democrats have also balked at a national voter registration system.
11
Airlines had balked at the December 2015 deadline first proposed by ICAO.
12
Sarah balked at the idea of leaving before they knew Sam's fate.
13
But at the last minute the military balked and zeroed out funding.
14
Thus the malice of my enemies was completely balked in this affair.
15
The disagreeable is the balked desire, the obstructed wish, the offended taste.
16
IATA supported the move but balked the proposed deadline of December 2015.
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Balked across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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