Examples of 'tipped the scales' in a sentence

Meaning of "tipped the scales"

This phrase is used to express that something or someone has caused a decisive or critical change in a situation or outcome. It implies that the mentioned factor or influence has significantly affected the balance, outcome, or result of a particular situation or decision

How to use "tipped the scales" in a sentence

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tipped the scales
She thought she tipped the scales.
Doubt tipped the scales in his favor.
You could have tipped the scales.
We tipped the scales on our side.
Good experience tipped the scales.
He tipped the scales in her favor.
I seem to have tipped the scales.
Established experiences in dealing with customers on the move tipped the scales.
You just seriously tipped the scales on my decision.
What tipped the scales for the police was the arrival of a special forces unit.
You know you could have tipped the scales.
Two things tipped the scales in favour of national interest.
This raw display of partisan determination finally tipped the scales for coalition.
That tipped the scales.
The situation with Linda has tipped the scales.

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You tipped the scales.
The enthusiasm of the American press tipped the scales.
Whoever it was tipped the scales in favor of the right in this country.
You don't think that might have tipped the scales.
Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient mariners.
But we're both blondes so that might have tipped the scales.
Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient animals.
We have had one special advantage, however, which tipped the scales in our favor.
Gal Zonglin tipped the scales with a much richer reward.
In a study in Spain, another giant male tipped the scales at.
These tipped the scales for me and so we have gone with EPDM.
It must have been she who tipped the scales against you.
The UK tipped the scales of justice against him with prejudice and overt discrimination.
The desire to live other adventures tipped the scales for the entrepreneurs.
So who tipped the scales so strongly in his favor?
I guess it was hearing rhett 's wife was having a baby That tipped the scales.
This is probably the factor that tipped the scales in making some countries less reticent.
What tipped the scales in your favor was your respect for the brand's fundamental values.
The harnessing of US industrial power tipped the scales decisively toward the Allied Forces.
Confederate assaults occurred constantly, but the Union forces held until Southern reinforcements tipped the scales.
I think what really tipped the scales in my favor was last Sunday.
With seconds to go, it was Blockhouse Bay who finally tipped the scales.
For him it was clear what tipped the scales in favor of the Republican underdog.
The prince and I would have gotten married? So if Frieda hadn't tipped the scales.
She just tipped the scales in North Dakota.
Trust me, my efforts tipped the scales.
So what tipped the scales in favor of becoming an online pharmacy?
It was just then that a loud laugh tipped the scales of young Simon 's destiny.
More than the medal, it was the maid 's testimony which tipped the scales.
So what finally tipped the scales for you?
Just like in any war, knowledge, intelligence, and espionage often tipped the scales.
The thing that 's tipped the scales for me is remembering.
But non-Jews, including many anti-Semites, tipped the scales.
Half-breed tipped the scales when he started killing my friends.
The arrival of the Semyonovsky regiment on 15 December tipped the scales decisively against the insurrection.

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