Sentences with balk
balk
B b - Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments. [VERB + at]
- The horse balked at the jump
- That being the case, you might be inclined to balk at any suggestion to start paying for them.
- A balk is any action taken by the pitcher to deliberately deceive a base runner or base runners.
- He balked at the idea of murder
- He was balked in his plans
- Even your average machine from Maytag, Whirlpool, GE and many of the other common brands eventually will balk at the neglect.
- Does your Darling Dan or Assertive Andy balk at a bath?
- He balked the question
- The horse balked.
- Many would balk at its astonishingly high price.
- They'll agree that it's a legitimate work at home business opportunity, but still they balk at the cost.
- To balk expectation
- He balked at making the speech.
- Many parents balk at the idea of teaching a teenager discipline, thinking it will necessarily involve a battle of wills.
- Those who balk are usually shown media clippings reporting on their drug problems.
- A sudden reversal that balked her hopes.
- To balk an opportunity.
- To make a balk.