How to Use imbalance in a Sentence

imbalance

noun
Definition of imbalancenext
Synonyms for imbalancenext
  • Her depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
  • Why the bizarre imbalance between the demand for work and the supply of it?
    — Nicholas Eberstadt, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Putin needs Xi much more than Xi needs Putin, and that imbalance has grown far greater since their last meeting.
    — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • One reason is that there’s still an imbalance between supply and demand for technical roles.
    — Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
  • But in the last few decades there’s less replenishment and more melting, creating imbalance.
    — Seth Borenstein, Chron, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Some analysts estimate the imbalance is skewed as much as 70-30.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
  • There is an imbalance of charges that is responsible for producing the membrane potential.
    — Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • At prestige outlets—many of which do don the armor of impartiality—the imbalance skews a lot further to the left than what many outsiders might imagine.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Scientists say the project offers an encouraging model of addressing ecosystem imbalance at its source.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022
  • To avoid this imbalance, pick names out of a hat, or take turns.
    — Ross McCammon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That imbalance caused the aircraft to tilt and roll into a steep bank.
    — Feliz Solomon and Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • While total costs might well be the same, there is an imbalance of staff to demand.
    — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • And, of course, there’s an imbalance among kids who have test prep and tutoring and those who don’t.
    — Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
  • China’s trade imbalances are not sustainable for the rest of the world.
    — Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The imbalance in death rates among the nation’s racial and ethnic groups has been a defining part of the pandemic since the start.
    — Akilah Johnson and Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Much has been written about the imbalance of global health research over the last few years.
    — Yap Boum Ii and Sunil Parikh, STAT, 27 Jan. 2023
  • At the core of the housing puzzle is a supply and demand imbalance.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Some feel the weight of a power imbalance when their incomes are too disparate.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • There’s an imbalance both in front of and behind the camera, Ramón explains.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
  • So far, there’s been an imbalance in smart home gadgets – many more skew on the side of a gimmick than gotta-have-it.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
  • And the way an EV’s brakes work can also add to the feeling of imbalance for some drivers and passengers.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The report found that would leave the state with a similar or larger imbalance.
    — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
  • To right these imbalances and lead One With calls for reintegration of mind and body: head with heart, and also with hara.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Back pain is a common cause of discomfort that can pop up due to muscle imbalances, like a weak back.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There was also an imbalance in acute kidney injury, which occurred in 2.3% of patients in the drug group and 1.5% of those in the placebo group.
    — Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 16 June 2023
  • That budget imbalance was made up by changing the budget process for 2023.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Paul tested the meat shelf with 30-plus pounds: the extra weight stayed close to his body and did not shift, which prevented imbalance and fatigue.
    — Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
  • These add-ons also tend to lead to an imbalance in which kinds of students have access to what kinds of safety measures.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In addressing that imbalance, Biden dipped into the pool of previous board members to fill part of the new class.
    — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The offensive does not redress the current materiel imbalance in the war.
    — Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024

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