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verb

balk

to stop short and refuse to go ahead with something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with balk, each labelled with its topic.

  • Players balked at the new price for the expansion, and the studio cut it in half before the weekend.

    Gaming

  • The delegates balked at signing the final draft, and the conference dragged on for another three weeks of amendments.

    History

  • The studio balked at a three-hour cut, so the director trimmed the wedding sequence and the film opened on schedule.

    Movies

  • Investors balked at the valuation, and the company cut its asking price by a third before the round closed.

    Finance

  • The engineers balked at rewriting the whole platform in one quarter, and the plan was split into six releases.

    Startups

  • Several senators balked at the final clause, and the bill returned to committee for another month of talks.

    Politics

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