On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Balk. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as baulk or pitch and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Balk in a sentence
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Balk meaning
- An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
- Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
Synonyms of Balk
Using Balk
- The main meaning on this page is: An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
- Useful related words include: baulk, pitch, beam, rafter.
- In the example corpus, balk often appears in combinations such as: balk at, to balk, will balk.
Context around Balk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Balk
- In this selection, "balk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, others, staff, beginners and now stand out and add context to how "balk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a balk from drive and advertisers will balk at being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "balk" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with balk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And others balk at what has been left behind. (9 words)
When the time comes for legislative approval, some Republicans could balk. (11 words)
Balk him over to third and get the next guy out. (11 words)
However, there is no end in sight for the targeted strikes being carried out by the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the U.S. Management at GM continues to balk at demands for 40% pay raises in the U.S. and a return to traditional pensions. (46 words)
Former surgeon Ben Carson, who went on to work in the Trump administration as housing secretary that only lasted four years, begged off and suggested it would take divine intervention to convince him to take another stab -- and even then he would balk. (43 words)
Skeptics may balk at the idea of paying wages to people in jail, but not only are the vast majority merely waiting to be exonerated at trial, the alternative is to continue setting innocent people up to fail upon reentry. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a walk, Cornelio was called for a balk which brought Garcia in from third base to tie the game.
And others balk at what has been left behind.
Former surgeon Ben Carson, who went on to work in the Trump administration as housing secretary that only lasted four years, begged off and suggested it would take divine intervention to convince him to take another stab -- and even then he would balk.
However, there is no end in sight for the targeted strikes being carried out by the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the U.S. Management at GM continues to balk at demands for 40% pay raises in the U.S. and a return to traditional pensions.
I expect he’ll have some ugly moments in pass protection during training camp and the preseason and that’s going to make the coaching staff balk at putting him on the field right away.
International traders may also balk at the idea of trading in a market where officials can step in with little warning in the name of stability.
Local officials likely will balk at the cost, he said, as will individual homeowners worried about tax increases.
Many beginners balk at the idea of tabletop roleplaying games because they feel they won't be able to measure up to the stakes of the stories they're emulating.
Nathaniel Wagner singled to right, moved to second base on a passed ball, went to third on a groundout, then was directed home after Yap was called for a balk.
Other people of course would have gotten mad if an umpire ignored a balk in that or any other situation.
Pitchers can only throw over to first base twice before incurring a balk now, and this is where you would correctly predict this new rule to enter into play.
Regardless of Yaccarino’s personal views on these characters, the fact remains that advertisers will balk at being anywhere near such content.
Salem got a run in the bottom of the sixth on a balk, but the Nationals bounced right back in the top of the seventh inning.
Skeptics may balk at the idea of paying wages to people in jail, but not only are the vast majority merely waiting to be exonerated at trial, the alternative is to continue setting innocent people up to fail upon reentry.
The latter of those led to the ejection of Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla when he came out to have some words with first baseman umpire Gabe Morales, who had called the balk.
When the time comes for legislative approval, some Republicans could balk.
While there hasn’t been any polling on the proposal in Prosper, fiscal conservatives often balk at the steep price tags for stadiums.
With Brusdar Graterol (and Caleb Ferguson) unavailable based on recent usage, Roberts went with Phil Bickford, who was called for a balk before he could deliver his first pitch.
A balk from Drive starter J.D Encarnacion scored Viandel Pena to cut the lead to 3-1.
Balk him over to third and get the next guy out.
Common combinations with balk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- balk at 36×
- to balk 8×
- will balk 8×
- for balk 5×
- may balk 4×
- would balk 3×
- balk in 3×
- on balk 3×
- balk which 2×
- balk now 2×