Wondering how to use Balking in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as balky or intractable.
Balking meaning
present participle and gerund of balk
Synonyms of Balking
Using Balking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of balk
- Useful related words include: balky, intractable.
- In the example corpus, balking often appears in combinations such as: balking at, are balking.
Context around Balking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Balking
- In this selection, "balking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, initial, leaders and states stand out and add context to how "balking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include balking at such and democrats from balking states like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "balking" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with balking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bill is unlikely to pass, as some Republicans are balking at changing the judicial process. (16 words)
After some initial balking, the switch happened — as it had the previous week — during the pit stops. (17 words)
What’s needed now goes beyond masks, yet the premier still is balking at doing what needs to be done. (20 words)
The reaction to the news has been incredulous, with many wondering why this is a priority for the Ontario government and balking at the idea of Ford’s campaign slogan making its way onto licence plates. (36 words)
Kavanagh and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks are finding it difficult to fill the top ranks as Big Apple firefighters are balking at taking the assistant chiefs test, according to the sources. (34 words)
Balking at such radicalism, Remain instead found itself the advocate of a hard-to-justify status quo; an archaic state, a decaying democracy and rampant social inequality inflamed by fears of immigration. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
Kavanagh and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks are finding it difficult to fill the top ranks as Big Apple firefighters are balking at taking the assistant chiefs test, according to the sources.
She recalled series co-creator Gene Reynolds asking her what happens next, then balking at the idea that Margaret would actually get married.
The bill is unlikely to pass, as some Republicans are balking at changing the judicial process.
What’s needed now goes beyond masks, yet the premier still is balking at doing what needs to be done.
After lots of balking on the Russians’ part, the Brit team eventually receives a reluctant go-ahead and is finally allowed onto the site of the unfolding disaster.
After some initial balking, the switch happened — as it had the previous week — during the pit stops.
Balking at such radicalism, Remain instead found itself the advocate of a hard-to-justify status quo; an archaic state, a decaying democracy and rampant social inequality inflamed by fears of immigration.
Because it’s a day that ends with y, the government is still balking at providing much-needed disaster aid to Puerto Rico.
Lawmakers did not pass similar bills during the 2019 session, with Republican leaders balking at the proposal to ban matrix acidization.
The reaction to the news has been incredulous, with many wondering why this is a priority for the Ontario government and balking at the idea of Ford’s campaign slogan making its way onto licence plates.
If you’re balking at the premium MSI is charging for putting desktop-level parts in a more compact box, this system isn’t for you.
That helped Democrats decide which side of the bill they wanted to be on, and unified the caucus in favor of reform — even Democrats from balking states like California and New York.
Common combinations with balking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- balking at 9×
- are balking 2×