Examples of 'balked' in a sentence
Meaning of "balked"
To balk means to hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
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- simple past tense and past participle of balk
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Slovenia initially balked over environmental concerns.
They got to stage five and balked.
You balked on a promise made in tenth grade.
Church officials also balked at the men.
You balked about elephants and birds.
But she tends to get badly balked.
Democrats have balked at funding that wall.
I balked at the weight of that basket.
Residents of the area balked at that plan.
She balked and ran and had an accident.
And the scorpion balked at this and said.
He balked at signing a contract of more than three months.
The horse balked at the jump.
I wanted him for the picture and he balked.
The mayor balked at paying those costs.
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No client has ever balked at this.
My friend balked about the exorbitant tax.
But other scientists and biosecurity experts balked.
Ethiopia has balked at doing so in the past.
Balked on his first pitch.
Nerio never balked at paying bribes.
And when kragen balked.
Karađorđe balked at the possibility.
Particularly when she balked.
I have always balked at this line.
I balked over safety issues.
And therefore we truly balked at this profession of faith.
But the investors balked.
It never once balked or struggled against their efforts.
But the officials balked.
China has balked at the downgrade.
Again the lawyers balked.
Some balked and closed down.
But the human mind balked at the idea.
The mom balked and asked for an explanation.
The countries of employment have balked at guaranteeing rights.
Spite is balked if we persevere in holiness despite all opposition.
He found himself balked in the attempt.
Orton balked and threw the chair to the floor.
Tony must have balked at that.
She balked at my surveillance drones.
I am sure he would not have balked at pumping up through chemicals.
To be balked by some petty obstacle when all else has been overcome.
Even though some of my colleagues balked at taking someone so young.
Anna balked at the suggestion.
Me and my brother happened along and we balked some unknown parties.
Anyone who balked was accused of elitism.
That charlie balked.
Hitler apparently balked at acquiring the family porcelain.
Balked at his participation.
