Until the gang war, J. T.’s foot soldiers had been willing to balance the risky, low-paying job with the reward of advancement. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He balanced them on the end of his long nose, just before the visor automatically clapped to. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up front Chuck Day, the number two man, was trying to finesse it, trying to keep the boat in perfect balance stroke after stroke even as Moch kept calling for more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This idea—that effort must be balanced by rest— could not be more different from Asian notions about study and work, of course. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This made everyone laugh so hard that Monsieur Duval lost his balance. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up, balancing on the edge of the roof, and peer at the courtyard seven stories down, just for a moment imagining the weightlessness, the absolute abandon of the fall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I hung balanced, a creature of two minds; and one of them said—unreasonable, stubborn as the mountains—that she was beautiful. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed totally out of it, losing his balance, nearly toppling over onto his side. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Taken by surprise, he lost his balance and fell, remembered the trip wire, and tried to twist his body to avoid it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

John did a balancing act on the wire to get on Belle. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“My balance problems have made me old before my time. And I hate it.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t want to miss the fun, but Uncle Vernon’s second ornament narrowly missed his left ear, and on balance he thought it best to leave the situation to Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But she also felt as if the whole world had spun the wrong way and she was still finding her balance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was only possible to keep so many kids in line because they were not actually kids—because there was some older nature inside them, warring against and balancing their childish impulses. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The streets were narrow and Lyddie stepped gingerly around the refuse and animal droppings, lifting her skirt with one hand and trying to balance her new trunk under the other arm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

One other thing that might balance what had happened. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Thrown off balance, Sorrento lost control and tripped over his own mammoth feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s show Kazi,” he said, holding it up, then balancing it on his head. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if it messes up my hair, because I need to look a mix of crazy, disheveled, and apathetic to maintain the balancing act of getting good tips and not getting robbed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Carrying their flints and torches, Native Americans were living in balance with Nature—but they had their thumbs on the scale. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But still, when the Frog slammed into the next wave and the water hit him, he had trouble keeping his balance. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a step toward me and I nearly take a step back to restore the balance, but I’m not willing to show any ounce of weakness. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I got out my check-book and deducted four checks drawn since the first of the month, and discovered I had a balance of $1832.60. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled her off balance, and she flailed her arms. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The Halfhand's longsword seemed to be everywhere at once, raining down from one side and then the other, driving him where he would, keeping him off balance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

During those times when Italy enjoyed a balance of power to a certain extent, this advice may have been a good policy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

How will I balance on one foot and crutches? Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"It always happens the first time," he shouted, stopping to let me get my balance, his voice small in the roar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others are studying the health impact of job insecurity, lack of support on the job, and employment that makes it difficult to balance work and family obligations. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I lift my left leg, balance on my right. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“If he doesn’t take his medication like he is supposed to, he will! Checking his blood sugar, eating a balanced diet—he doesn’t want to do any of this!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This concept stated that good health resulted when body fluids, called humors, were in balance. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She could get an ATM card and balance her checkbook and start paying down her bills and save up for that two-story colonial on Greenwood that was already hers in her dreams. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The woman in front of me lurches to the right, losing her balance, and then erupts into giggles as she falls against the man next to her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But I stretch too far and lose my balance. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

History holds all things in the balance, including large hopes and short lives. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, I won four medals at Worlds—two gold for all-around and floor, silver for vault, and bronze for balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But the scholarship is partial. Where will I find the money to pay the balance? I can’t work with a student visa.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My favorite numbers are the ones where the dancers balance candles on their heads. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Then he turns unsteadily, grabs the doorknob for balance, and shuts the door. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It became apparent that the quickest way to achieve better racial balance at the two schools would be to change the boundaries. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world swirled, then steadied as Frankie balanced his weight on his good leg and peered through the thickening smoke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Long and light and balanced where you hold it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fencing is mental—balancing respect for the sport, self-confidence, and calm. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was pulling the front door shut while balancing an armload of books. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gypsy boy lost his balance and fell off the ramp into the grass, and the rest of us ducked as pots and pans went flying through the air away from a cookfire. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cricket was a similar move; my body weight was still balanced on my elbows, which I’d tucked into my torso; the difference was that you moved around in a circle. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The merchant balanced the porcelain cup on his knee. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her method was to keep him continually off balance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up at me thoughtfully, his left hand balancing two plates and his right hand holding the tub of butter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I flinch back, losing my balance, and two big hands steady me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She remembered all too well how time had dragged without him, how she had shuffled about feeling waylaid, out of balance. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It tipped slowly, still buoyed on the magnetic field of the east, west, and south anchors, but it had lost its balance, like a table with one leg cut away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Having Annie with him, feeling her hand in his, threw him off balance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mark lost his balance and crashed into a wall, bounced off, then tripped over Alec, who was sprawled on the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I used blue painter’s tape for the diamond, flattened shoebox tops for the bases, and a balance ball for the pitcher’s mound. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He glanced abruptly to his right, where a cigarette, lighted some time earlier in the evening, was balanced on an ashtray. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When he walked us to the car, balancing on his crooked walking stick made from a tree branch, Kevin came out of the car and greeted him, then handed him a slim wad of cash. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the outstanding balance is prepaid in full, the unearned finance charge will be refunded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

To their right, a slope of rough stones, loose and precariously balanced, rose high into the dusty gloom. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I have always had a rather sub-standard sense of balance,” Ignatius explained. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost his balance and went sliding down a ditch that ran like a tunnel through the thicket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In so doing, he successfully shifts the balance of power away from the adults and toward himself. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She balanced the milk bottles in her arms and stepped carefully down the stairs into the cave-cellar. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pa balanced John’s plate on his arm to open the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

On one side of it, it just kind of got out of balance. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He’s balancing on the sill, rubbing his flank against the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel rushed in, slashed his other leg, and raced away before he could regain his balance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the boat, the deck had been unsteady and her leg muscles had worked to keep her balanced. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The balance of letters came to the stockbroker at his office, and of those the majority came through two other men, whom Milgram calls Mr. Brown and Mr. Jones. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still a little off balance from the pitch, but I managed to bring my glove hand up in front of my face just as he hit the ball. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There is a transformation, a balance of forces. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ve brought in a number of different ingredients,” Luke said, “and they’ll interact perfectly because of the electron balance and resulting bond formations.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The men now call him Slant, which would be wounding, were it not exclaimed with such an achievement in the “Liberty” that the “Slant” might be righted with balance and equanimity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A brave sailor, balancing on the stern, hacked at the glass with an ax, trying to free the trapped people. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And my balance is like zip—Humpty Dumpty had more control than I do. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It is the founding concept of modern social science: David Hume’s theory of the balance of trade and Adam Smith’s conception of the market depend on the concept of a feedback mechanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You’ll move slower trying to balance this silly thing on your head,” he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She balanced there, took a deep breath, recalled in her mind the feel of the distance she must cover, then made the leap into darkness with certainty. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The global balance of terror is a very delicate balance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But walking through the Kingdom of Death, she felt a drowsy sort of peacefulness, like balancing on the border of sleeping and waking. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The balance was upset, and Lazlo felt, as clearly as though the seraph were his own body slowly falling to earth, how to put it right. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I had to make an effort to keep my balance lest I fall into them. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Reaching out, he caught hold of a branch and swung himself forward to regain his balance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The chocolate was bittersweet but balanced, and the texture smooth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

His palm smacked hers so hard he knocked her off balance. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerks his head away from me and it’s then that I lunge forward, pressing all my weight against him, throwing him off balance so that he stumbles back against the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brought her office skills to the garage full-time and started keeping the books, making the schedule, balancing the accounts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She decided that the balance had been happy and with a sigh said goodbye to the first stage of her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, during the paroxysm of the celebration, someone broke the delicate balance. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was balancing my lunch tray on my lap in a bathroom stall, my head in a viselike grip between my hands, when my phone buzzed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The evolution of life requires a more or less precise balance between mutation and selection. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up, balancing my plate carefully as I negotiate the winding staircase. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In a hidden place in the garden, surrounded by bushes, we had our “camp,” where we could light a little fire and boil water in a tin can, balanced on rocks. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You said your mom is the goddess of balance,” I reminded him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We need to legitimize this situation,” he said now, balancing the ashtray on his belly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She knew the king’s mind was in a delicate balance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The wave hesitated, balanced there, and then hissed back toward the deep water, its tentacles not quite interested enough in me to drag me with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” Gregor mumbled, confused, because she was throwing his prisoner status off balance. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I lost my balance and nearly went in headfirst myself. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The baseball bat was turned perfectly smooth, the weight so solid and balanced that the world seemed to slow as he hefted it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s that nest everyone’s so riled up about,” he said to Dan Martin, a Mohawk Indian whose balance and fearlessness on high girders made him one of the most valuable bridge workers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Robin walked slowly out to the pulpit with a second harpoon, stopping after the first couple of steps to get her balance and maybe find the nerve to keep going. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she even climbed the trees and danced among the upper branches, her toes gripping the limbs as she moved back and forth, teetering a little less every day as her balance returned to her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cereals and pulses together thus provide many of the ingredients of a balanced diet. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he balances the bill on his fingers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think he was off balance standing upright. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

An aunt carried cups of the tea on two trays balanced on her shoulders with a stick for anyone to take. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She supports me while I try to balance on my knees. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

While I balance myself on the back step and place a stack of flat boxes in front of me, I notice the little logo on the back. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou scratched at a bite on her leg with the toes of her other foot, holding on to Adina for balance. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

‘And yet here is another charge on my hands, while all the time the battle hangs in the balance.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get in Luke's face and tell him off, but as usual, he knew just how to throw me off balance. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their children were entitled to a proper education and a balanced diet. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

All that mattered was that the balance had changed, and now he was drifting over the edge. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I nearly lose my balance and fall off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'd know 'cause I keep a ½p coin balanced on it at the back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bailey struggles to keep his balance while he looks up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had found a bar close by; only last week, the bar owner had come to the house asking for him because he had not paid his balance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Awkwardly, for she still had her cigarette, she picked up the vase and balanced it on the rim of the basin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The way I look at it, I make one lot glum and the next happy. It balances out, see? And I make a profit. Now stop your squeaking. I want to rest.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t need to decimate them, all she needed to do was disarm them and keep them off balance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s all a kind of. . . balancing act. A juggling of pins, all kinds of pins, that’s what journalism is about.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Portables 20 and 21 were balanced on the rim of the crater, about to go. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Living creatures exist with one another in a delicate balance, she seemed to be saying. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Holding the sword lightly, he balanced its point against the earth and laughed freely. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When the grass changed to gravel, I looked down to keep my balance, and when I looked up again, the girl was alone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It tipped the balance of power across the world toward those advocating democratic, consensual, free-market-oriented governance, and away from those advocating authoritarian rule with centrally planned economies. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was in her heart, it seemed, a heavy and delicately balanced burden whose weight she did not want to assume by disturbing it one whit. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh,” I said, shifting in my chair with a movement that almost made me lose my balance, “maybe we should go.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The boy stood on a wall,” she continues, “watching, pointing, but he lost his balance and fell into the wild cage.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

But the cage has enough momentum that the few who are distracted lose their balance and fall down, their compatriots trampling them as the whole contraption keeps turning. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

On her face, they were the perfect balance of weird and cool. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It went down to my ears and balanced there. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was relieved that I had friends among the masters to balance out the enemies I’d made. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My pack swung from my shoulder on the single strap, causing me to slip and lose balance. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Switching from field to field to field, swidden farmers live in the forest without destroying the ecosystems they depend on: a supple, balanced harmony. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Woolf balanced over his neck and steered him deftly through the pack, on the hunt for the white cap. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sharp front hooves dig in and he jerks onto his feet, but before his balance is sure my stone hits him and falls again. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, me and TaShon inch the long, slim trunk out of the water, balancing it with our hands and bodies. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The night before the last day of camp, I sat on my bed with the family computer balanced in my lap. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I pressed upward, flipped, and wriggled until the balance was off again. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As it was, I was able to catch myself on the palms of my hands and keep my balance. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal knew his brother and could handle him by keeping him off balance, but this only worked up to a certain point. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the texture of them, their precise weight and balance as he’d twirled them over his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Its rolling periods, its fine orotundities, its balanced pairs, and its vivid sense of how history pivoted on this moment, on these men ... it was a tour de force. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Katie was running awkwardly, not balancing well on account of having both hands clutched under her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like balancing a sack of gravel on my head every day at school and not being allowed to steady it with my hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

So in order to balance things out for me, he made me talk about the time my family lived in Mattru Jong, when my parents were together. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Once the jug was in place, she balanced it without using her hands. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baxter pointed to the table, where Frankie was balancing a doughnut in his mouth while wrapping another one in a napkin and hiding it in his suit pocket. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Chioke, the junior wife, would be tending the pot of watery soup balanced on three stones over the fire. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Restored and steady lay the balance of light and dark. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends were incredibly happy; others were trying to make changes, to attempt a different sort of balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He hurled himself so hard at the faint form of the angel, and he expected so much more resistance than he met, that he couldn’t keep his balance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The camera guy almost loses his balance trying to pan the vastness of it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment he hovered on the brink of regaining his balance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But the axis had shifted: I was now trying to balance parenting with something altogether different and more confusing—politics, America, Barack’s quest to do something important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But so much adrenaline was pumping through me that I needed a step to balance myself as my feet touched the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll never get over my grappling for balance, never stop believing life is going to be fair, the minute we can clear up all these mistakes of the temporarily misguided. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom balances the clipboard on her knee and reads through the fine print, her lips moving soundlessly. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Darrell jumps onto a chair and balances for a split second before the chair falls right over and he lands on his behind. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I had backed into one of the carts, lost my always precarious balance, and had fallen down. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

About an hour later, I’d balanced Buzz’s checkbook and discovered that she had a ton of money. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like I was learning how to walk all over again, trying to keep my balance in this awkward position, while simultaneously trying to forget how much pain my legs were in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Trying to hold on to their packages and small children, they jostled for balance even as the aisles became jammed with dozens of seatless passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She raised herself until she balanced, unwavering, from the one muscled arm. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He slipped on the floor of the hallway, caught his balance. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I hated how nervous he made me, like I was balancing on the edge of a rooftop. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Bridge understood that life didn’t balance anymore. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He puts his tray down and slides his basketball to balance between his feet. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Henry stares at him silently, and Alex can see the scales balancing in his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the train lurched forward, causing us to lose our balance and pile on top of one another. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He holds his tray awkwardly, balanced on his fingertips since his wrists are shackled with a short chain between them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His motion was now so much a part of Lyra’s being that to sit balanced was entirely automatic. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She balanced the baskets in the branches of the musasa tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Further pressure on the lever sent the hay cart past its own point of balance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I looked through the chemicals in my set and picked the ones that would result in the same type of electron balance that occurred in the hydrogen-and-oxygen bond. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

We take a photo of me every year, graduating from one duck to the next, beginning with when Dad balanced me on Quack, the littlest of the eight ducklings. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Amazing, DeShon, crouching, balancing his right foot on his knee, slips his boot on just fine. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A pair of cracked pince-nez balanced on the end of his twitching nose. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Where they could stand on the blue mailboxes like pedestals or see who could balance the longest on the tip-top of a fire hydrant. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When they had got their weight properly distributed in front of them, so that they were just off their balance, each broke into a trot to keep up with himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's out of reach, so I hoist myself up on the stump, sari and all, resting one hand on Amit's shoulder for balance. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ben tried to regain his balance before he slammed into the folding chairs and spectators sitting at his end of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

More guards with machine guns balanced themselves, half leaning out of the windows. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The world darkened as he reached the ledge the girl had been balanced on only seconds before, and he leaped as she had, landing hard in the dirt on the other side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I found the painted Masonite board and a box of plastic pieces in the lounge; we balanced the board carefully on the cell’s food slot, near the floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melynlas, more surefooted than his master, regained his balance on a ledge below the trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The older shrew appeared out of a reed bed, balanced upon a large floating tree trunk which he propelled skillfully with a long pole into the side of the bank. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

With a laugh, Ivan set his elbows on the counter and balanced his chin in his hands. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And he crawled out of Mig’s pocket and made his way up to her shoulder and situated himself there, laying his tail across her neck to balance himself, “''tour Highness,” he said again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Struggling to gain their balance with their legs tied, the four men were lifted up. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Her chin balanced on the high lace collar, and she reached down into the folds of the skirt that swirled to the floor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Books balanced precariously on top of shelves, and there was a tall stack with bright, frayed covers next to her desk. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And he ran to Jenny, who scooped him up and tried to balance him on the handlebars. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She twisted him around, forcing him off balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Evelyn balances her chin on her hand and stares at the sculpture for a moment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled them off and balanced one in each hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Thanks to this availability of suitable wild mammals and plants, early peoples of the Fertile Crescent could quickly assemble a potent and balanced biological package for intensive food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad balanced Penny in one arm and the camcorder in another. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He swung harder, then lost his balance and fell into the sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had heard the low rhythm of the bells on the buoys that balanced on the ridges of the sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He has no head at all for math, so in addition to keeping the books at the store, I balance our accounts at home and pay our taxes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She makes me get out of bed and balance on one foot, then the other. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Even in chaos, the world will seek balance.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Certainly it wasn’t my place to scrutinize God’s great plan, but what about the balancing scales of justice? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mister Brannon held out his white, stumpy hands and balanced them like they was on scales. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

To begin with, there are the demands on balance, coordination, and reflex. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I will take photos,” she says in a voice of secrets and hops up, balancing against me to not fall off. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the material aside and he nearly lost his balance, as though what he saw had hit him with a physical force. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“What can I say, Vikus? Can I return to our people and tell them I withdrew from the quest when our survival hangs in the balance?” said Luxa bitterly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yin Lan-lan jumped up from the balance beam and roared at me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our food would be cooked on the gas cooker inside the kitchen, but the metal tripods would balance the big pots that would cook rice and stews and soups for visitors. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He said hello to my mother and father, and then, balancing his heavy head, he lowered himself carefully onto his cartons and sat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should have seen them sitting in that meeting yesterday—” Jean Louise looked up at her uncle, who was balancing himself dangerously on the back legs of his chair. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But even when all these are added in, "two-thirds of the universe is still missing from the balance sheet," as one commentator has put it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The recipes for Gey Culture Medium evolved constantly as George and Margaret added and removed ingredients, searching for the perfect balance. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Walking in a tokar demanded small, mincing steps and exquisite balance, lest one tread upon those heavy trailing fringes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Officials and lawmakers now had to balance any spending on science against other burgeoning demands—for social programs, highways, school buildings, and other physical infrastructure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess I must have lost my balance,” he said, trying to be jovial about it and attempting to put a new spin on what had happened. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I emerge from the kitchen with my head high, as though it’s attached to a golden string, the platter of mousse balanced on one upturned palm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer sat across from her, legs swung over the branches for balance as he sharpened his new knives. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Being around that balance of confidence and humility lit me up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet was feeling the same way, until she reached out with her right hand to grasp the banister, for balance. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

To experience her body’s balance within the world, the sensation of her skin from the inside, touching her face and receiving the touch from both sides—it’s unavoidable and incredibly intense. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

On January nights I’m visited by desperate dreams of stretching myself out over the water, reaching for balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The electric currents start shooting through me, just like before, and there goes my balance again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On balance, then, the strangers ended up doing a much better job. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Scientific journals had already recorded some 50 species involved in violent dislocations of nature’s balance by 1958. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He miscalculated his momentum and lost his balance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s about balance, you know? Also, go easy on me, ’cause I sprained my ankle this summer, and I gotta take it slow before basketball starts. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I distract myself by guiding Alan, helping him to keep his balance on the rutted road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I balanced the tray of vegetables on my lap and set to work, plucking the stalks and putting the leaves in a bowl at my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wound up with the middle of my arm and I had to grasp the side of the carriage with the other hand for balance. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, though, Lefty began to understand the difference between five-card draw and seven-card stud, and gradually the balance of payments around the table began to shift. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Down the porch steps and into the yard, Grandpop barely held Genie’s shoulder, except for the occasional touch for balance. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I stand, holding the handle next to the door for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It’s about changing direction,’ she says, ‘balancing on two feet or one, being focused, scooping up your token, no matter what.’ Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The countermanding of Lola’s casting decision, and the laughter in the boys it provoked, made for a shift in the balance of power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hanging crookedly next to me is a picture of the family—Zeke as a toddler, Uriah as a baby, balancing on his mother’s lap. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There are twelve spokes, each with two tributes balanced on metal plates between them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chills raced through Kendra as if she were the one losing her balance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

All the same, his coming up like that asking for a private talk was pretty embarrassing and threw me off balance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too weak to move around, he balanced a typewriter on his stomach and typed reports on what he’d learned in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It’s as if she’s been walking on a wire, trying to keep her balance, and now, for the first time, she is on solid ground. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And the dust made him cough and retch; in his turning the center of the whole earth shifted, making of space a sheer void and a mockery of order, and balance, and time. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He grabs my shoulders, a sudden movement that throws me off balance. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was trying to balance myself when I heard a knock on the door. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

How he had balanced his hat on his knee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The train lurches and an involuntary cry goes up from the whole carload trying to keep their balance. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For a terrible moment, Woolf clung to Seabiscuit’s neck, a millimeter from falling off, then regained his balance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bonsoir,” Tsukiko says cheerfully as he approaches, tucking her lighter back in her pocket as she balances her cigarette in its long silver holder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the outcome really does teeter and hang in the balance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Others squat on the floor, plates balanced on their knees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The demons called it a hatchet, but it was really a squarish sword, looking much like a cleaver except that the balance was truer. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused in midair like a stop-action TV shot and turned, almost losing his balance, to face the questioner, who was sitting on the fence nearest the old Perkins place, dangling bare brown legs. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She realized she wasn’t sad about Aunt Rose—the pain of losing her was balanced by the knowledge that the old woman was with her beloved husband in a much better place. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I pulled up my indenturement profile, accessed my debt statement, and zeroed out my outstanding balance—money I’d never actually borrowed to begin with. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Box Boy pauses, balancing the box on his hip. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The man lost his balance and nearly fell over. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure that I do, either,” he said, assessing the balance of his rosebush, then removing, very carefully, another cane in the center. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The resulting balancing act involves a ceaseless clustering of bonded atoms into molecules of higher and higher complexity, and the emergence of cycles for the storage and release of energy. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is all of what was “in the balance,” the nostalgic moment’s corrupt and unspeakable core. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Your arcana levels will be checked and balanced. Then you will be dressed for bed." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Our journey was to be a great enterprise of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squeezes, steadying me and pushing me gently to the left, restoring my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For the first time since Eisenhower took office, the views of Strauss, Lawrence, and Teller were balanced by learned voices on the opposite side of the nuclear debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The boat pitched and rocked and spun, and then suddenly the naiads would heave in earnest, trying to catch her off balance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly the balance in the meat of wild animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The baby, perhaps, cries out triumphantly: I have balance 1 But the seventh sense is recognized without a cry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regains his balance with his usual speed and spins to face the door with fists clenched. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There is a lot of evidence that a healthy diet has a pretty even balance of omega-3 and omega-6. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She balanced her paring knife on a neat pile of turnip peels and put her hands on her hips. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over their shoulders the vendors had heavy poles, from which they balanced baskets at either end—some with vegetables, others with pastries, or candies, or toys. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was maddening for a police officer, but he admitted that this element of checks and balances would have been useful in this case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Just remember to balance your courage with wisdom.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Or was it some member of the company—Mr. Heminges, perhaps, seeking a moment of solitude in which to balance his accounts? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached the very top, she pivoted, slowly reaching her arms out for balance. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If you ever try to squat on top of a toilet, you’ll probably realize that aim becomes a major issue, along with balance and not breaking the hinges of the seat. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“We don’t, unless you happen to have a quart of Gatorade on you. Her blood will balance out on its own, I think. How soon, though, I don’t know.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I got my balance and was ready for some heavy action she was wagging her finger at me and going out the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Two boys, in gym clothes and boxing shoes, were balancing themselves on their shoulders, kicking their legs up in the air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The homemade cart was poorly balanced, awkward with its heavy load. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The effect was to throw the boat momentarily out of balance and to abruptly check the crucial momentum that the crew was trying to build up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He would cut his grant request to $500,000 and try to make up the balance from other sources. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Disconcert them, she thought, keep them off balance; and this angel did not know what he should do, so he did as she told him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Runner balanced himself against the wall, gave both of them a cold look. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene and Cory rode their bikes and I balanced on my own handlebars in front of Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was walking toward me at a brisk clip, hunched beneath the considerable weight of a six- foot log balanced across one shoulder. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have to balance with one claw while pushing a silly plank about with the other. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I jump out, running a few steps to keep my balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shines a light in my eyes and makes me balance on one foot. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turn, and as I turn, I lean back, compromising my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was lying on my bed with my computer balanced on my pillow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The ancestor balanced his weapon, feeling how it became part of his arm, and he touched the ndoro to send a prayer to the spirit world— “You fool!” roared the She Elephant down the tunnel. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened suddenly, and Bull, caught off balance, stumbled forward into the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I catch my balance, I run upstairs to my room. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned quickly, rising, remained off balance, and she lunged toward him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was like she had knocked them both a little off balance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I'm fighting to keep my balance, and his hands are making me dizzy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did Perry, descending the post- office steps with the Mexican box balanced on a shoulder, observe the prowling car and the policemen in it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped out into the open, balanced on the gray rock. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, grasping the two side ropes for balance, she carefully stepped onto the rope bridge and began to walk. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In that one second while he was off balance, Dicey took off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped onto solid ground before the carriage had stopped moving, stumbled forward, regained my balance, kept moving. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed an ice cube from the cooler, balanced it on his head, and stuck his cap back on. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I climb into Papi’s van and balance myself on the paint bucket as usual. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dizzy, I lean against the wall for balance, breathing slowly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The global balance of terror, pioneered by the United States and the Soviet Union, holds hostage the citizens of the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex was still trying to regain his balance when they grabbed him from behind and yanked his arms back hard. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The quantum laws are more liberal and allow you to be overdrawn on one or two accounts provided the total balance is positive. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have turned around, and so lost my balance, if he hadn’t been there. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is astonishing how untroubled she looks, in her white robe with her eyes sweetly shut, the rose petal still balanced on her nose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Holding tightly to my bow and arrows, banging into trees that appear out of nowhere, tripping and falling as I try to keep my balance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I balance for a split second, but Captain Smith shoves me and I fall onto the ’tween deck floor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

A neighbor down the road had a mean goose and hogs, whose manure Mother toted home daily like a good African in two balanced bushel pails. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest of Goddard’s three junior scythes, he saw himself as the balancing force. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Between here, where she stood balanced on this ledge, and the one below the tree, was nothing she could grip or hold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If you're curious, that balance point was a sweltering 41°C. I did a full diagnostic on the regulator and the oxygenator, and I'm happy to report both are working perfectly. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hug his neck with my right arm and balance on tiptoes to reach his lips. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t get his mind back to the delicate balance he knew it needed, and he got more and more frustrated. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter hesitated; her eyes closed, she seemed to sway as if she were fainting; but she kept her balance and opened her eyes again, with an infinite beautiful sadness in them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to have a balanced diet,” Derek piped up again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I grasp The Beast, balancing the best I can. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

With Geak balanced on one of her hips, Ma takes my hand and walks Chou and I into the pond for our first wash in six days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark almost dropped the workpad in his attempt to keep his balance. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A man sits in the armchair with a woman balanced on his lap, and someone else perches on the arm, a can of soup in hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

So it will be until the Great Recorder sums me up and closes my ledger account with a balance to profit or loss. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but let us discuss other birds. The condor. The hummingbird. They are opposites, no? They balance each other.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Scrimping to make up the balance, Regina sent him off to Oklahoma. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stood me in the front of the room balancing that heavy geography book on my head. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scream comes out as a whuff of breath as I lose my balance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man looked up, recognized her, and eased his bicycle to a standstill, balancing it with his right foot on the path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter if they were elderly, pregnant, ill, or balancing children on their laps. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

His face was alight with a curious balance of eagerness and gravity. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At the moment the duffel was open, the lady with the beer stepped backward, accidentally bumping me, knocking me off balance. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She hopped from her right leg to her left, swaying dangerously before she regained her balance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He took off his hat and balanced it on his knee. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He folded his long legs and balanced his arms on his knees, bunching his bomber jacket up around his ears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We pattern our steps as in a slow dance, him giving me time to balance his movements with my own. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As we descend, Evelyn wraps her hand around my elbow to keep her balance, and we exchange a look. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They climb up to a platform in the greenheart where the woman pauses for balance, bunches her long skirts into one hand, and prepares to walk out into the brighter light and rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon, Mom gingerly balances atop a stepladder on her tiny, size-four feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I jump, hitting the ground hard and stumbling forward a few steps before I regain my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I lifted it out and balanced it on the corners of a broken glass counter. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first she held her arms wide, using them for balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I also was trying to learn from the Americans I was meeting around the country, holding roundtables designed to focus on work-family balance, an issue in which I had a keen interest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The domes of the city, Brother Cyrus said, were all connected by silk ribbons, and children balanced upon them like tightrope walkers, dashing from palace to palace in capes of colored feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But he straightened, balancing the cardboard long enough to dump the load into a trash bin. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

All my life—even today—I’ve wondered how to balance my responsibilities to him with my need to look out for myself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

This arm that never held itself out, extended from my body, to give me balance as I walked thin rails or logs, round and slippery with danger. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candy cigarette balanced on the edge of his lip. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cal glared at him and eased out across the log, crouching low to keep his balance. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They exchanged a look that made me feel a little wobbly and off balance, like I was standing in a train that took an unexpected curve. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Life is like an equation, and mine is perfectly balanced. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I even saw some once. They balanced balls on the ends of their noses.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not even pretties, whose bodies were perfectly balanced, designed for elegance in every kind of clothing, moved with such effortless control Tally deliberately turned her eyes away from him. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“A package for you,” her dad said, raising a medium-sized cardboard box he balanced on one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Denna seemed steadier than when we’d left the tavern, but kept her eyes on the ground, choosing her steps with deliberate care as if she didn’t quite trust her balance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She told me to practice and practice, always balancing something on my head. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Below was thirty-seven hundred feet of air, and I was balanced on a house of cards. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something to do with balance and equilibrium affecting my spatial orientation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The balance of my life was elegant only from a distance, and only if you squinted, but there was at least something there that resembled balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, the door flew open and Bob charged past her, bumping her hard enough to knock her off balance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Their raft surged forward, and he grabbed for balance as they accelerated. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She took her time selecting it: the best, the straightest, the most perfectly balanced. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I stuck the portrait and letters in my pocket, and balanced Ruth’s doll on top of the boxes in my arms. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I regained my balance and kept going—six steps, seven. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It turns out that corn-fed cows don’t have the healthy balance of omegas. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He repeated this: a few quick steps, then a long slide with his arms held out to the sides for balance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Xenophilius strode back to the tea tray, which Hermione had managed to balance precariously on one of the cluttered side tables. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby stood on my shoulder, one sticky hand on my head for balance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was glad that my mother was not dead, but there was the fact that she would be sick for a long, long time, perhaps for the balance of her life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s then I notice the sides don’t balance. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As my captors waited, I stepped out of my shoes one at a time, pressing down on the heels with the opposite foot, wobbling and nearly losing my balance without my arms to steady me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

No one else visits the room until Ms. Tannenbaum comes back, balancing a huge stack of books and an apple on top. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I fell in love at The Mecca one last time, lost my balance and all my boyhood confusion, under the spell of a girl from Chicago. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

With the knife in his right hand, Will balanced himself carefully and looked around. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We help her balance the yoke across her shoulders and lift the buckets of water. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Two defenders sandwiched him and threw him off balance, but his momentum carried him on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk away from him as fast as I can, but the train jolts and sways and I almost lose my balance. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to follow the rules, take them on faith, not upset the delicate balance more than it would get upset on its own. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My bank balance was down to $133.26, with each copy costing a dime, but like Mrs. Smith had said, got to go big. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to balance Max’s life—and six others—against the life of my sister. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, if I only had that paddle,” she said aloud to herself as she walked along the rope, “I could hold it out in front of me for balance.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the rifle, he stands up quickly, almost loses his balance. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught him in the knee, throwing him off balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The two off-center triangles also lean in opposite directions, each balancing the other. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Residents looking out their back windows might catch a glimpse of a long-legged boy dashing down the alley, a whole cake balanced on his hands. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The next moment, Hooper began to slither forward wildly, flailing out with his arms to try and keep balance. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

For a moment, perfectly balanced between their piercing points, he writhed, tormented. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have felt more put on the spot than if he had asked me to tap dance while balancing the paints on my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The pommel was a hunk of pale stone weighted with lead to balance the long blade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Along the eastern edge of this, to balance the tunnel, ran a portico lined with thin brown iron beams. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With superb balance, he walked step by step along the string until he reached the cake. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was a staunch nationalist and a skillful organizer who was able to balance divergent views and come forward with a suitable compromise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart thudding painfully, she climbed in among the fallen branches, hauling herself through the familiar boughs at their unfamiliar angles, and balanced herself as high up as she could get. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was as if nothing wrong could happen in a world where things balanced so stilly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no census for white sharks. We have no idea how many young sharks, middle-aged sharks, and old sharks there are. A balance would tell us there is a healthy...” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The meat of grass-fed cows also has the same healthy balance of omega-3 and omega-6. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The door closes just as I bump into a man who is trying to keep his balance by holding on to the silver pole that is covered with sweaty hands of all colors and sizes. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He balances on a dark tile and hops to the next. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dayah massages Alan’s weak leg like she used to do when he was a toddler struggling to balance and walk for the first time. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

After three hours I’m able to walk across open air without losing my balance. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hers was the calm ecstasy of achieved consummation, the peace, not of mere vacant satiety and nothingness, but of balanced life, of energies at rest and in equilibrium. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it was different, because the balance of power was equal between women so sex was an even-steven transaction. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her face to mine, pushed me just a little off balance, then darted her tongue into my mouth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The disappointment makes me almost lose my balance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Many years earlier he’d been a young man behind the wheel, momentarily distracted, with a life hanging in the balance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her change in status has left Justice a little off balance, seeing the world from two vantage points at the same time: the one she grew up in and the one she occupies now. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I try to regain my balance, to use the strength in my legs to push back, but when my ankle takes weight, it buckles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I shove Thomas hard against the wall before he can regain his balance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But it should also be remembered that the balance among the relatively small powers around the Aegean could not last forever; history has a way of alternating periods of political fission and accretion. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against the tree, and balanced the wrinkled paper napkin on his knee again, and scribbled something else on it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jay strode into the room, balancing his usual large coffee on a stack of books. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth tried to speed up, but she couldn’t go much faster without losing her balance or jarring her broken ankle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was just about to raise his stick to hit Charlotte when he lost his balance. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He knew she was remembering how limber she had been then, how balanced and sure. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I watch in horror as her cannula tubing catches again on a gap in the stone footbridge, her head jerking back as she loses her balance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I take the stairs three at a time, clutching the railing for balance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dimple was attempting to balance two water bottles and a pile of dripping paper towels when Celia ran up to her and took a few things. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the intention craft she could move lightly with the wind, adjusting her balance like a wave rider in the Peaceable Ocean. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And so we sat there, she with her nail polish balanced on the dash, and me with a shaky finger on the pulse of myself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Esme laughed and clapped her hands, and when a bomb fell close by a moment later, causing the clay man to lose his balance and fall into the tub, she only laughed harder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m as graceful as can be,” he hummed, balancing on one toe, “and I’m as clumsy as can be,” he cried, sticking his thumb in his eye. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Does helping one person really matter, on balance? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She balanced her weight on the banisters with her hands and planted her boots against Wylan’s chest, kicking him backward into Jesper. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The woman balanced the coconut basket on her head and climbed in. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He struggled to keep his balance at Dicey’s pace. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw my hands out to keep my balance, breathing hard. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Francis, sitting in his chair by the window with an ankle balanced upon the opposite kneecap and his teacup balanced on his bare ankle, was looking at Charles rather narrowly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The aptly named Savage proceeded single-handedly to upset Fiji’s balance of power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be able to trust my balance until my head had a few days to mend itself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The board raced past the first flag, and she leaned hard right, her arms all the way out now for balance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Beside them, a balding man with hunched shoulders clutched the wooden police barricade for balance, swaying with the jostling crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The pain makes me dizzy, I almost lose my balance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I try to keep balance, the Doorman sways, and I ask him desperately for help. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You can put the balance of what they’ll spend in your eye.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath to see one of the players juggle oranges while balancing on an overturned chair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Kendra found Lena out on the porch balancing atop a stool. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

No meal was ever planned or balanced or served. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

This outward force would balance the force of the Earth’s gravity if gravity fell off in accordance with an inverse square law, but Newton did not explicitly state this at the time. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Our relationship couldn’t continue to balance, as it did, on the point of a knife. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One convenient spot would be at a point where the pull of the earth, moon, and sun balance each other, so that the new country would stay there indefinitely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I continued drifting down the same familiar streets, my body wobbly, my mind still out of balance, until I found myself parked in my neighbor’s driveway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was practicing killcraft with knives of different sizes and weights, trying to remain balanced and graceful. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He, of all people, should understand that — I didn’t get my balance problems from my mother. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Makwetu, who had once been a member of the ANC Youth League, was in our section and was a balanced, sensible man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heqet started across the court and Ranofer followed him dreamily, past small basket-shaped furnaces in which the fires were dying, past the balance scales and the washing vats. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, Louie took a half step to cut inside, lost his balance, and dropped one hand to the ground. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

On a recent trip to Louisiana for her family reunion she watched every nickel and checked her balance at the automated teller machine several times a day. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and stumble, nearly losing my balance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And it’s too embarrassing, smearing snot across my upper lip and struggling to hold my balance on one foot, while my whole family is watching. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We had to walk our bikes home, balancing a bag on each seat as we went. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The fairy balanced on a twig protruding from a low hedge beside the pool. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She walked gingerly up the slanted roof, exaggerating the difficulty of balancing without her hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I lay a card on my sketchbook, but before I can choose a word, Carol rushes through the clinic doorway, her baby balanced on her hip. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand by the door for a second, drinks and bags balanced carefully in my arms. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He had to balance a chair on the mattress and then stand on the chair to reach it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She tried not to resent withdrawing money to send to her mother, but she could see the balance grow each payday. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then a raptor emerged a few blocks away, its shiny, bloodred body bent forward in a low stalking position, the hooded rider leaning all the way back to stay balanced. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The king of hearts flips up, balancing on its edge. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For a moment we were pressed against each other, and I was very aware of her body against mine as she took a moment to balance herself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Francis sat in the windowsill with his back to me; he was wearing his clothes from the night before and he was eating maraschino cherries from a jar balanced on his knee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I swung to my feet and balanced dizzily for a minute in the middle of the dark room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Coupled with squash, beans, and avocados, maize provided Mesoamerica with a balanced diet, one arguably more nutritious than its Middle Eastern or Asian equivalent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hold out my arms like I’m trying to keep my balance and rock in all directions because this move looked hilarious in my parents’ mirror, too. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I balance the tray in one hand and sweep up the spoon, taking a moment to neaten the crockery before approaching the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Scabbard and hilt bore no ornament; the craftsmanship lay in its proportion and balance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stood balancing the medicine ball, enjoying the feel of it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia pulls her hand away after she catches her balance, stepping back and leaning against the wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I got back on, and when I finally thought I had gained my balance, I pushed off on what was my boldest attempt, steering around the corner and gaining speed. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

They would go up on the snowdrift at one end of the living room, and run down, one behind the other, onto the ice, until they were running too fast to keep their balance. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled sometimes, trying to balance my needs with what was convenient for others. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There were motorbikes with entire families balanced on them—and other people running down the street with just the clothes on their backs. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She balanced a cardboard box across her handlebars with one hand. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He told us that anything he did other than being a journalist could upset some wicked balance. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stephen tells me to move my feet slowly, balancing on one foot at a time, careful not to step on twigs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, Fathers kites were the most truly balanced and the strongest and yet the most beautiful. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my balance, but my penny loafers had no grip, and a second later I lay in the mud, too, my flowered dress splattered with gunk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It’s a difficult balance, to sound the right amount of naive. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Three men sat in dinette chairs beside the garage with a piece of plywood balanced on their knees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a negative balance of more than a hundred dollars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels like I’m trying to balance on a skateboard. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Before Grandma could stop him, he charged off his throne, balanced a moment on the edge of our float, and threw himself into space. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Lame Einar took up his sticks again; he righted himself between them, for balance, and went slowly away. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can break into a building by running it from the outside, if there are balconies to leap from and window ledges to balance on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Uh-huh,” he mumbled, focused on balancing a soldier on top of a lamp shade. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The problem was, instead of shaking off my disaster on bars, I was still feeling sorry for myself as I hopped up onto the balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Thusly, I have decided that these new costs will be retroactively added to the current outstanding balance on your indenture contract.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That fault could properly be laid to Ernest Lawrence, who was still learning how to balance engineering and hard science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She tries a sloppy kick at my side, which I dodge, and while her balance is off, I rush forward and force my elbow up at her face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bailey loses his balance stepping around the prone figure of a polar bear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My dad sat down next to her and balanced his elbows on his knees, tenting his fingers and staring through them to the white floor, to the radiators along the baseboards, to what? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And instead of letting go, he tightened his grip, pulling me farther off balance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Taylor balanced herself on the bottom beams of the catapult like MacArthur in the South Pacific. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The waves retract, gathering force, the soft, dark sand seeming to shift away instantly beneath their feet, causing them to lose their balance. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elisha let fall the stiff gray mop and rushed at John, catching him off balance and lifting him from the floor. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It looked, to them, like something from the Victorian era, balanced on a spindly tripod, with a pleated belly like a bellows and a dark cloth that Mia ducked underneath. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She turned around swiftly and threw herself off balance so that she skipped toward the kitchen shed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rice and soy meal help when we can get them, to balance our amino acids and keep our muscle tissue from digesting itself in the process known picturesquely as kwashiorkor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped off, and then he balanced the bike on the kickstand and got off, too. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As Bronwyn shouldered our shield and climbed onto the rocks, Golan fired a few more shots, and their impact threw her off balance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Population growth is still off the charts, but it’s balanced by the Thunderhead’s ability to provide for an ever-increasing population. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We need to think about what our marriage is really based on . . . not this balance sheet, who owes who what.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie followed her mama down the hall and tried to keep the tray balanced as she marveled at the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

One day, pushing the third car, Moon Sung Sim lost her balance and one of her feet slipped beneath a steel wheel. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But he reached for the ball with his right hand, and that put him a little off balance, so I spun-dribbled around him, did a 360, and raced down the court. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as their second anniversary approached, the balancing act that plays out every day of their lives came down to the more immediate questions of getting by. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We passed a few older adults pedaling away on their bikes, balancing precariously on two wheels with their briefcases or bags, their heads bent toward the sidewalk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The hook gave way and, unprepared for the sudden yielding, I fell into the vestibule, off balance. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rain three days before has left the field wet and slippery with mud, making it difficult for the villagers to keep their balance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus puffed out his cheeks, balanced on his leg, and twisted his hips, throwing the prosthetic forward. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

On solid ground, away from the ship-motioned vehicle and the smell of hands coated with recent breakfasts, I regained my balance and waited for the next trolley. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I weighed these things, groped under the bed for the pot, and did a fair job of balancing above the icy rim. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The sword grew heavy in my hand The balance wasn’t right. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard for him to regain his balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That approach had raised Oak Ridge from an unpopulated valley in remote Tennessee; when national security hung in the balance, as it did now, who would begrudge a few hundred thousand kilowatts? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The bronze sword, like all the swords I’d tried so far, seemed balanced wrong. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We had to balance our movements between speed and noise. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to concentrate on my feet, but he kept creeping back into my thoughts just when I really needed my balance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

How the witches could keep their balance in the sudden turns and halts and forward darts, let alone aim and shoot, was beyond Will’s understanding. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His black skullcap fell off his head, and he regained his balance and bent quickly to retrieve it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When cattle eat the leaves of a grass, the plant will kill off some of its roots, to balance itself out. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And the only thing left to do is balance it; keep things on an even keel. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to have a neighbor, a sleek and thoughtful seal, who could balance a ball on her nose from dawn till dusk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Until Helen discovered what appeared to be a mistake in their bank balance, that is. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, he loses his balance on the edge of the bed and slips, knocking a plate of heart-shaped Linzer cookies off the table with a crash. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he turned back at the door, she was holding it again, trying it for balance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The balance showed over one million dollars, but there was also a red banner that told him to contact his financial institution. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It hit something, and she began to pull the rod back up, hand over hand She was weaving to keep her balance in the tipping boat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was this some kind of joke or did things balance so that if one went too far in one direction an automatic slide moved on the scale and the balance was re-established? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took another step back and pretended to lose my balance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A plate of chin-chin was balanced on top of the drinks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I eye her every move, from the way she stands with her Miss New Jersey crown perfectly balanced on her head to the way her eyes smile as she’s answering questions. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As he grappled with the table, the brilliant red bird bobbled slightly and raised her wings for balance, chirping irritably. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s living in an apartment until the house is done. Something about the demands of his career being too much to balance with a family.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He made two half-hearted feints toward the basket, hoping to catch Ben off balance and get an unchallenged set shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On balance, however, I think it best to stay out of this business. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Packing and balancing them was an art and, every year, scores of men across the South were crushed and killed by unstable loads. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mark lunged after her but lost his balance, slipping and falling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He kept his balance for a few seconds, but when he pulled a wheelie the bike went flying. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She clung to the rope and scrambled to regain her balance. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Currently there are approximately five million people gleaned per year worldwide—a tiny fraction of the death rate in the Age of Mortality, and nowhere near enough to balance population growth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Regaining her balance, Tally realized she wasn’t wearing crash bracelets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He wore frameless glasses, had floppy silver hair, and a salt-and-pepper mustache that was like a miniature duster broom balanced under his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Easy on,” she said as I regained my balance. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think maybe I should go to see a shrink, because that is the accepted thing, now, for people who are not in balance, and I am not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They stumbled toward the window, but Leo set off his homemade firecrackers—snapping them around the dwarfs’ bare feet to keep them off balance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Now I see what it means that power is like weights in a balance, and when someone gains power someone else loses power. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He balanced on the log, holding himself up with the limbs, and teetered out past the weeds and murky water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the tip of the green quill into her mouth, sucked it for a moment with apparent relish, then placed it upright on the parchment, where it stood balanced on its point, quivering slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My legs shudder with the force of my landing, and I run a few steps to regain my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He said his father, whom he has seen struggle to balance the tasks of home nurse with trying to pay the bills, had grown heroic in his eyes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had never seen her walk so fast, even with the twined bundle balanced on her head, never seen her face so free of lines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sidestep, but the second avatar catches me by the leg and yanks me off balance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of total, impersonal panic, and then Finny’s hand shot out and grabbed my arm, and with my balance restored, the panic immediately disappeared. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab on to Will’s hands as we slip across the surface of the ice, laughing as we struggle to keep our balance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I turned to say something else, some stalling remark, something to delay even a few seconds more, and then I realized that in turning I had begun to lose my balance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to lean against the wall for balance, but it’s sturdy, so I don’t mind. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Osh yell behind me, but I kept on, the wind shoving me off balance, the current tugging at my legs, and my nightshirt heavy with water. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They are so swift, so exactly proportioned and balanced. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

So the sleek dolphin rose, leapt through the ring of my legs, and disappeared again, leaving me bobbing, trying to keep my balance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Thus, through the circumstances of their lives, and the nature of our own wants, all these have been our allies in keeping the balance of nature tilted in our favor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After the old man regained his balance he reached inside his blazer and took out a cellular phone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he stood back and looked at the people supporting the balancing rocks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I wave my arms to catch my balance. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I slithered off a knobbly branch and balanced on the next wall. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I stumble along, barely keeping my balance as he pulls us to Hildy and Viola, talking all the way. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He closed the file and balanced it on his thigh. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He fished under one of the sofa cushions until he found a half-smoked, mushed-up cigarette, which he balanced in a crusty comer of his mouth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The announcement of the new peace initiative then gave added credibility to the charge that, without Abigail, Adams had lost either his balance or his mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

How could I find my balance, let alone trust it? One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused on the dagger’s tip now, balancing a finger against it with the barest pressure. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, balancing my chin on my hand, and my elbow on the windowsill. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jiichan handed it to her, and though she almost lost her balance, she held tight with one hand, using the other hand to clutch the ladder. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That threw me off balance and I fell, spinning to the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was harder, suddenly, to balance on the bike, as the front wheel wobbled over stones and ruts. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was proud, sardonic, harsh to inferiority of every description: in my secret soul I knew that his great kindness to me was balanced by unjust severity to many others. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bokator was a balance among strength, agility, and focus, and she had found her perfect balance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The two of them teetered for a moment, almost losing their balance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“All that is needed to produce a complete Temperance and Social reform in this age of Moral Suasion, is for our Sex to cast their United influences into the balance,” she wrote for her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We begin to forget, as we go stolidly balancing along, that there could have been a time when we were young bodies flaming with the impetus of life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For each star there was a night and a place; this was the last night and the last place, when the darkness of night and the light of day were balanced. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

While the bin filled, I helped Luke balance on one foot and lower his burned leg, now wrapped in black plastic, into the garbage can. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She balanced the immense rectangular can of oil on her head while she chatted with me, and looked so comfortable at it that I tried placing my plastic demijohn on my own head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buckling his restraints, Vogel said, "We are far past balance. We will not rock back." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She balanced the bowl on the wide sill and said to me, “I saw you right away when you came in.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julius picked up the gun and put the cartridges back in the cylinder and balanced it in his hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But what of the other little animals, similarly established in my cells, sorting and balancing me, clustering me together? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried but could not quite find her balance and fell down to the mudflats, striking her head on a granite outcropping just before she dropped to the bottom. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If she had needed her arms for balance on this precarious perch, she would not have been able to drink. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He knocks my father off balance, and the door swings open. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I keep my balance for the first part, grabbing weeds and bushes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful peaceful second when both golden plates were stilled and stood there in perfect balance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down, with folded hands balancing his forehead on the balls of his thumbs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joon and I sit on the curb with our bowls balanced on our knees, slurping like we are not supposed to at the dinner table. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He leans back on his chair, balancing on the rear legs, says, “I hear they’re giving lessons down at the senior center.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The profile listed my indent account balance, pay grade, blood type, current performance review rating—every scrap of data the company had on me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I flailed like an ostrich trying to catch its balance. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She could still feel the cruel pinch of fingers on her wrist as she lost her balance and began to fall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He balances on one leg and swiftly kicks Joon in the stomach. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It’s a heavy blow for us, not only because those poor Jews are once again balancing on the edge of an abyss, but also because it’s terrible for Mr. van Hoeven. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The fisherman balanced him there, placing a callused hand at Edward’s back. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The bitter upland plains, the purple wastes of sage, the wild, swift antelope, and the grouse are then a natural system in perfect balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And Joseph could balance on one hand for longer than you’d think. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

We recovered our balance and listened as the train picked up speed and headed west. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But when they came out to the fence, Winnie balancing a small bowl of water with enormous care, the toad was gone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a seesaw, the triangle of the roof keeps it balanced, straight. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced — between the unpalatable and the inedible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His violence balanced his tenderness, and himself was a pitted battlefield of his own forces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he never completely lost his balance, not even a decade had taken that away, and in fifteen minutes he arrived at the Rio Grande. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the truck regained its balance, the front part of the bulldozer that looks like angry teeth slammed to the ground. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He lost his balance and fell backward into the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Without another word, he pivots to his regular table, the gelatin still perfectly balanced. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He balanced in space with the book in his sweating cold fingers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a kid, I could only sense it—the liberation he felt behind the wheel, the pleasure he took in having a smooth-running engine and perfectly balanced tires humming beneath him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’m evening out the colors in the gummy bear circle, so it’s balanced. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Arvydas was swatting flies away with her silk handkerchief and losing her balance in the process. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now he saw that the whole pit was delicately balanced. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lead authorship of a landmark paper could tip the balance in his favor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I could not even afford to pay the fifty-pound balance still owing on the plot of land that I had purchased in Umtata, and had to give it up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he played the balance of diabetes management and reducing wrong, he could faint in the saddle while moving at forty miles per hour. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, our kind may look a lot like Wolves—large fangs, sharp claws, and the capacity for violence—but what sets us apart from the rest is that we represent the balance between the two. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The various well temperament tunings that were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries tried to strike a balance between staying close to pure intervals and avoiding wolf intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In all the years I’d known him, we’d never had a conversation that hadn’t been a sham to lure him through a door with a bucket of ice water balanced on top. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Her back legs had given way and her balance on her front legs was woozy When the men got close, she tried to get away but could not manage it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The colors were ebbing from her fantasy, her self-loving pleasures in movement and balance were fading, her arm was aching. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy ran his pattern with Wes closely guarding him, pushing him slightly to throw him off- balance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stood there a moment, my whole world hanging in the balance. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

While the room was very old, the acoustics were perfect, and there was a balance and precision to the space that seemed almost magical. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The time when Baker & Inglis girls had balanced books on their heads was long gone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ginika was much thinner, half her old size, and her head looked bigger, balanced on a long neck that brought to mind a vague, exotic animal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A wind gusted; he tried to balance, contacted two wires, and fell to the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was balanced now on a narrow ledge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Many melodies are an interesting, fairly balanced mixture of conjunct and disjunct motion. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Once again, I felt off balance, as if I was playing tug-of-war and the person I was tugging against let go. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My moonstone badge warps from a circle into an oval, Department of Supernatural Investigations engraved above the image of an evenly weighted balance. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She leaned away from the heavy pail to keep her balance. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The corpuscule grabbed the bat and yanked it hard, pulling Sierra off balance. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He had to waddle to keep his balance, but he kept on singing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The thing is, with the tray strapped around my neck, balanced against my middle and sticking out front, I can’t really see where I’m stepping. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in ripping it loose, I lost my balance and only Timothy’s hand prevented me from falling in. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See, Dèja, the girls and women in the house want another so they can outnumber the men—me, my brother, and nephew. Right now, we’re evenly balanced.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In Zola’s palm is a small granite rock, which she balances on the stone wall. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a command, not a request, emphasized by the decorative-but-deadly-looking knife balanced in his hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He gets up on the wall, balances along it then deliberately falls off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said fasting messed up his carefully balanced diet of simply grilled chicken breasts and staring at his abs in the mirror. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The padlock that hung on the back door was open, barely balancing on its hook. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Vendors selling fruit and shoes called out their wares while people rushed past — some pushing wheelbarrows or balancing baskets on their shoulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Grasping the handles for balance, she pressed hard with her feet. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote and rewrote the e-mail, not mentioning his wife or using the first person plural, trying for a balance between earnest and funny. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The design is so perfect that we cannot move a single element without upsetting the delicate balance. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The referee watched the scale’s weigh beam teeter up, then down, before stopping perfectly balanced. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The boy took Chester out of the cricket cage, balancing him on one finger. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several steps from the landing, the whip caught me around the ankle and dragged me off balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She felt the faintest dip in the aircraft’s balance as the weight shifted. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The first week when I arrived, there was a young woman in the dining room balancing a toddler on her lap as she tried to type a letter. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chacho balanced on the rim of a tank to get a better view. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bianca got right next to the giant’s foot, trying to balance herself on the metal scraps that swayed and shifted with his weight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“The question,” says Dr. Atchley, “is how do we balance this stuff?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Nemesis stands for balance! When people have too much good luck, she tears them down.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He grabs my collar and yanks me forward so I slide again, only this time I keep my balance and elbow him in the stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I stumble, flailing and trying to regain my balance before any part of me comes between the huge steel wheels and the track. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She fumbled in a pile of documents balanced on the chair beside her, finally withdrawing a sheaf of parchment with Mrs. Cattermole’s name on it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

One just has to get the balance right. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Luke was so surprised, he lost his balance and almost fell backwards off the trunk. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He began mildly, as if quietly joking, throwing me off balance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She managed the soldier in white by inserting a thermometer into the hole over his mouth and leaving it balanced there on the lower rim. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She takes a kale salad out of the refrigerator, for balance, I guess. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was too big and too hard to balance, so I sat in my wheelchair, my dog at my feet, as the two of them read the stories I knew by heart. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But when the balance came apart, as it always did, the brothers would resume their strife. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His vision makes slow loops, as though something has gone wrong with his balance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It ain’t no different than running a con; you got to get your mark off balance and keep him that way till it’s too late for him to do anything ’cept say, ‘Oops!’ The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Even as he stared at the moss, deep inside him the balance was shifting to the other side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Kate was pulled off balance, and Jackson chose that exact moment to give her a shove—and no gentle shove, at that. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wrapped potatoes in foil and stuck them in the oven to bake, covered a steak in marinade and balanced it on top of a carton of eggs in the fridge. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I brace myself against the rough floor and then, after I regain my balance, run my hands through my hair and tie my shoes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And with that, I swooned inside, caught off balance by this latest revelation of love, wondering how such a remarkable person as Harold could think I was extraordinary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kutti bounded over, placed his paws on my knees, and pushed me off balance. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But he lost his balance, and he and his bike fell to the sidewalk. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have been practicing, walking up and down the Stations of the Cross with a blessed look on my face, not an easy thing when you are trying to keep your balance. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood with care, worried my balance might have been affected by the strange new intensity between us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When they stood still, they balanced with their lateral legs, and when they moved, they turned both front and back legs to steer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They are won by crews, and great crews are carefully balanced blends of both physical abilities and personality types. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As a keeper, he had watched and learned the tricks and moves of successful offensive players, and had noted how the best had worked to keep a goalie off balance. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Shooting at this time of day was tricky, and he needed artificial light to balance out the fading glow of the sun. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the balance — no job, no family, no visa. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head suddenly felt very heavy, like someone had placed a brick on his forehead and asked him to balance it there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They are called libration points, from the Latin word for balance, so we could properly name our new country Libra. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so sorry. I don’t know what happened. Something threw off the balance and I cannot figure out what it was.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And, most ominously of all, in the mid-1970s the Soviet Union showed signs of pulling ahead, upsetting the balance that had kept World War III in check for nearly three decades. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Inej balanced her elbows on the railing and rested her chin in her palms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This is because the more massive the star is, the hotter it needs to be to balance its gravitational attraction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stood, his arms held out for balance, the whole town was laid before him, the houses black against the snow that reflected the silver starlight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say we were together in the center of the river now, happily balanced, but the water between us flowed more comfortably. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The balance of this book will take these ideas and apply them to other puzzling situations and epidemics from the world around us. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time I was busy balancing the workload from several honors classes, drama rehearsals, and varsity basketball practice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She landed on the flat granite, balanced perfectly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She must have been listening at the door and lost her balance. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made you some cake,” Cady said, holding out the small plate with the fork balanced just so. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bender comes through the woods, making a show of his golf club, swinging it more than he is using it for balance on the hillside. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The gray robe falls from his arm as he clutches a pole for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Past a deepblue beetle balanced on an unbending blade of grass. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’s off balance, dizzy with rage—the sledgehammer hits the Erudite man in the shoulder at full force, metal cracking bone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Emma reached back and tugged on Chess’s elbow, throwing him off balance. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

That would throw her off balance for long enough that I could get up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what else to say, so I got up slowly and tried to get my balance. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

For many hours, balancing on the edge of the surprises of a war with no future, in rhymed verse he resolved his experience on the shores of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sun shines through, and Lady Justice’s scales balancing right and wrong shimmer. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The smile meant that dust weighed little in the balance of her power. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I regained my balance, I bounded down the tiered steps, pausing briefly to drop my anklet into a trash receptacle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t balance on top of the body; I fall to my knees, digging my fingernails into his wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was like losing my balance on earth and floating in the air like a balloon. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I felt like a tightrope walker, balancing the urge to hurry out of the cutting wind and the need to step carefully so as not to fall on my hind regions. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She kept track of the balance on an old envelope that was always out on the kitchen counter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had regained a fragile sense of calm, and I left the bathroom carrying that calmness delicately, as if it were a china plate balancing on my head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His stride wasn’t as long as his uncle’s, so he had to stretch his legs and carefully balance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Shortly thereafter, he donated the balance of his bank account to OXFAM, loaded up his car, and vanished from their lives. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt in my mind, either, for right away the rocket engines began jerking back and forth, swiveling to keep us in balance as we climbed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train car wobbles, throwing off my balance, and I put my hand down to steady myself. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“A package for you,” her dad said, raising a medium-sized cardboard box he balanced on one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as they both regained balance, there was a huge airy sigh that each one believed was made by the other. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Approaching the stairs, he felt himself pushed from behind and he pitched forward, off balance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced it in that hand for a moment, and then threw it with blinding speed, shattering it against another huge tree, which shook and trembled at the blow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With one strap hooked around each arm, he carries the bag stuffed with clothes across his back and balances another bag across the handlebars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A few times she holds her hands up for balance, but she makes it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In other words, the body took its own measures to rid the humors of poisons and set them in balance once again; the doctor’s job was to coax the body along in this process. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

There is a purity within her, a careful enzymatic balance she does not wish to disturb. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slope lengthened until a new balance point was reached, one defined by the complex interactions of countless tiny particles and their ability to maintain an angled shape. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor panted and leaned on the branch to keep himself balanced. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I remember how nice my board was with the flowers I added and how fun it felt to throw a stone inside the squares and jump without losing my balance. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She flapped to the pine tree where the blue jays had nested, landed, and lost her balance. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

On the way back to his chambers, he came upon his daughter Arya on the winding steps of the Tower of the Hand, windrnilling her arms as she struggled to balance on one leg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It didn’t do much for his balance either. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I click on a GoPro video she sent me two years ago, her balancing on top of a high, rickety bridge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As I go along, carefully resetting each snare, I know I can never quite replicate his eye for balance, his instinct for where the prey will cross the path. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If her chin was bigger, it might balance out her nose, but it is weak and almost recedes into her neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was the first weapon that actually felt balanced in my hand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The board’s appeal to Lawrence showed the confidence of its members in his ability to see things their way and balance the interests of the emerging security state and the scientists it employed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The cat’s free paws were stiffened, ready to grab anything to restore balance, its mouth wide, its eyes blue streaks of horror. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tier balanced itself on its edge for an indecisive moment, then toppled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huge bundles of giant brown roots tied together with rope were balanced on their heads. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of a response, so I concentrated on keeping my balance as the man continued to brush the snow away with the sleeve of his dark robe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They angled and tipped it until a fine delicate balance had been achieved. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When something that violent hits you, you can’t help but lose your balance and fall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs so hard he has to grab the railing for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Frightful balanced on my fist as we walked. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked into his eyes, I felt dizzy and exhilarated, as though I was balancing at the edge of a cliff, one step away from falling or flying. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The voice rang out sharply from on high, where the diminishing crags were balanced one on another. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

You had to have skinny feet like Styx and me, or some kinda quick balance. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The grill was balanced between two big sandrocks, where the hot coals were banked under the spattering meat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She fumbled with the house key, balancing her book bag on one knee while she turned the key to the right, but the door was already unlocked, and pushed open easily. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Don’t trust your balance in my charming Hill House,” Luke said, and Eleanor breathed deeply, dizzy, and staggered. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Charlise says while balancing my small laptop in her wide hand as she reads my poem. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He flashed him a screenshot of the banking app from last week and played it off like today's balance. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You, like Ema, have a pure spirit. You have blessed energy centers and true balance. You are a protector. You look out for others. You are their shelter.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The scabs harden and, at length, fall off; and gradually, the mind reasserts balance and health. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The atom as a whole carried a neutral charge: the negative charges of its orbital electrons balanced the positive charge of the nucleus, the latter created by an excess of protons over electrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He hadn't let go of her arm, even though she'd recovered her balance. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Everything was just the way it should be and all was in perfect balance. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Breathe evenly, or you’ll lose your balance and fall out,” said the woman, covering me with a silk bag stuffed with feathers and herbs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the hut, with the baby balanced on my hips, I watch the mother squat next to the rows of vegetables and proceed to pull the weeds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed up on the breakwall and walked back and forth, keeping my balance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She jumped up and put the room to order, danced down the stairs, balancing the tray high on one hand, and skipped into the kitchen. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

This was a golden time for us, for the balance of our marriage, him with his purpose and me with mine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“This will give her an outlet for her feelings,” Clara said, watching Alba balanced on the ladder, painting a train full of animals just below the ceiling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tacked two pieces of wood inside to keep them open, a board across the top where a loaf of bread or other things can balance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Just when it seemed like the batde had balanced out again—like we might stand a chance—an unearthly shriek echoed out of the Labyrinth, a sound I had heard before. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Given time — time not in years but in millennia — life adjusts, and a balance has been reached. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Two balanced brass plates made up the scales. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Without Crick to balance me, I’m unsteady on my feet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My belly ached again, as if I were still at sea and the waves were throwing me off balance. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shoulder hit the angel’s, and knocked Balthamos off balance; and in throwing out a hand to save himself, the angel let go of the insect dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I lift it carefully into the air to admire the exquisite balance, the elegant design, and the curve of the limbs that somehow suggests the wings of a bird extended in flight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rollie and Lillie pull on their leashes, which almost makes me lose my balance. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I still remember when we gave Mr. Henson our last payment. We watched him write ‘zero balance.’” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba’s cricket match is still going, but he’s sleeping on the couch with his cup of chai still balanced on his stomach. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. We have to eat it to balance our levels. We have to get our strength back." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

These delightfully proportioned amusements would therefore need all the help they could get from formal blueprints like Sonata Form, and from musical versions of the balanced layouts of Capability Brown’s gardens, or Robert Adam’s buildings. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It is difficult to balance on the rocking ship, but I try. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“We need all the help we can get, and maybe...just maybe, with your help, we can tip the balance in our favor for once.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When night came, we balanced our rocket, looking wicked and sleek, on top of my mother’s rose-garden fence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We moved down the long side of the ridge, trying to keep our balance, hoping we wouldn’t step on a mine or pull a trip wire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a bowl with some steam rising from it on the dresser next to the bed and a small loaf of bread balanced on the bowl's edge. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There is so much to balance, trying to find the edges again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I guess she couldn't see very well in the dark or she lost her balance, because she fell all the way down the steps. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The balance of nature is not a status quo; it is fluid, ever shifting, in a constant state of adjustment. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“So she could learn to balance on a pedestal. So she could stand on her hind legs. So a dog could jump on her back while she walked in mindless circles.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The women, children, and old villagers are allowed to use their arms to balance while they work their way on the uneven ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One beat as high as my neck, and I struggled to remain upon my feet, hitting at the water for balance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I hurried out of the kitchen and passed into our living room, balancing the plates. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, relaxed, and let the balance shift. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She balanced the yellow notebook Robin had given her on her lap, pencil poised. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Another blast of hot wind came, so strong I almost lost my balance. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She had held her braided hair up, in a huge bun that looked like a raffia basket balanced on her head. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she lost her balance and fell back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Instantly, my boarding instincts kick in—while the others around me wobble unsteadily, I crouch down in position, perfectly balanced. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he is unable to balance well and while he attempts a graceful leap, it ends up being something closer to a planned fall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She pulled it from there, while Alex tried to maintain his balance on the icy sidewalk. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I asked, balancing the coffee urn on the edge of the table. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Giving more ground than your opponent expects can throw them off balance. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Who knows when some slight shock, disturbing the delicate balance between social order and thirsty aspiration, shall send the skyscrapers in our cities toppling? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was nowhere to balance it on the fire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If she was conscious of balancing things, she’d spill her drink, or a wave of Ivar’s chowder would splotch over the bowl. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As you walk closer, you can see that it sits in a wide black iron cauldron, balanced on a number of clawed feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tries to wave again, slips slightly, then quickly regains his balance. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Only a consummate politician could have balanced the interests of regents, legislators, professors, and philanthropists to build the University of California into the first-class academic institution it had become. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“What the hell,” he kept yelling, off balance among the branches. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had reached the same conclusion as Baliani: the space contained a vacuum, and the weight of the mercury was balanced by the weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then we have to adjust the patient’s meds until we get the chemo regimen in balance with the patient’s liver function. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles, cigarette balanced between his first and middle fingers, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That being over, he balanced and asked: “What killed this man?” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

There was a sting in this arithmetic: in knowing that in the divine calculus of heaven, one man could balance the equation for countless women. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The blow launched Kin backwards, and as the blacksmith flailed for balance, Sigurd charged after him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He raises his hands excitedly, then loses his balance a little. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She appeared to be not in the least ill at ease sitting on an upturned box in a bare room and drinking tea out of a mug that she balanced on her knee. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have always respected Sobukwe, and found him a balanced and reasonable man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble down the hallway, giggling at my inability to balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She studied him for a moment longer, from the way he balanced his weight to his left, to what feature he first noticed when his eyes moved on and he examined the other competitors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My hands had to be straight at my sides, but I couldn’t put my fingertips on the floor to help me balance. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The room rose and fell and all balance was gone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then the entire pane bursts, exploding into a million pieces just as Alec is trying to get his balance and lift himself off of Boss’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We heard a lot about it as kids, so I was not unaware that my winter diet was off balance. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because I don’t shoot my mouth off about it” Keeping her balance, she took a cigarette and matches out of the side pocket of her jeans. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“A sensitive, delicately balanced machine that requires his strict mental guidance for its proper function.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pick my way down the wall, jumping too early and dropping a sickle, nearly losing my balance when I hit the bottom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall, waiting for my balance to return, and watch Locke turn the elaborate silver knob. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The white walls were now painted beige, and instead of the big comfy sofa, stiff chairs sat alongside a cement-looking couch balancing on tiny wooden legs. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Usually,” she said, “it’s more balanced. It hangs around ten, a couple to one side or the other. Back and forth, back and forth. Like life.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

If you, just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“So I’ll just advance you the balance out of my own pocket.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did the laundry, and balanced the checkbook, and, with Eliot’s help, vacuumed the inside of the car. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He cannot maintain his balance and keep up, so he aims his tattered tennis shoes at the railroad ties. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

James arrives with two buckets of water hanging from either end of a yoke balanced across his shoulders. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Friends, there exists on this planet a delicate balance, a balance between good and evil, righteousness and wretchedness, crime and punishment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pecola lost her balance and was about to careen to the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blessing of that corn pollen helped keep me calm and balanced and safe. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He becomes dizzy and utterly weak, and his spine goes limp and nerveless and he loses all sense of balance. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto copied Sheed’s one-handed grip on his own bulky box, took it a step further, balancing the crate on one finger. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So I walked into Annemarie’s room balancing my lemonade and an ice water for her, along with a dish of almonds that her father had somehow warmed up. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Lizzie felt it, too and she reached out and took his hand for a moment—as if for balance—and then dropped it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

They climbed into the alcoves to gain some height, but with water pouring out of each niche, it was like trying to balance at the edge of a waterfall. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He felt the delicate change of balance as when a seesaw moves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If she could move her right arm just a few inches, she could throw him off balance and grab his sword…The shackles dug into her stomach, and fizzing, boiling rage turned her face scarlet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

From the beginning there existed a strange balance between my grandfather and me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren said breathlessly, and when she had her balance again she rushed over to scoop up Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was too quick and too strong for me, however; for before I could get my balance he had struck at me and cut my left wrist rather severely. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was balancing a plate of cake on top of each cup, setting them down deftly and shoving one toward me as he took his chair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not far off, Betsy had drawn a crowd with Petunia, now balancing a gentleman's hat on his nose. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ground beneath Nathan tilted and shifted his balance, while everyone else stood firmly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, the same behavior of gravity with distance in more than three space dimensions means that the sun would not be able to exist in a stable state with pressure balancing gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

An aunt carried cups of the tea on two trays balanced on her shoulders with a stick for anyone to take. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She could certainly raise Zachary herself; the two of them had become a very good and streamlined team, and there seemed no reason to upset the balance of her life. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Trying to balance myself and the harpoon and keep my heart from pounding so hard, it makes my ears hot. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ulysses dug his claws into Flora’s pajamas to keep his balance on her shoulder. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I threw out my arms in a lame attempt to reclaim my balance, but the only solid thing I found was Rob’s arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Today I was balancing myself just above the altar when I heard Dr. Carhart say that he knew what death was like. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Careful,” Inigo said; “stay close to me and watch your balance.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If it had rained, I had to try to balance on the high part to keep my shoes clean. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There is a wide, flat machine balanced on top of it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I pick up my screw gun and drive screws with my left hand, but the pressure is uneven, and with my weight gathered on one foot, my balance is poor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Eventually, when the region got small enough, it would be spinning fast enough to balance the attraction of gravity, and in this way disklike rotating galaxies were born. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bacchus swung his staff through the air, though his potbelly almost threw him off balance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Doctor Dastuge came to bleed her so that her bodily humors would go back into balance. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some flattened, squashing themselves along the axis of rotation where gravity is not balanced by centrifugal force. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do you balance your feelings with the way you look to society? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You were right too. I have been bad at trying to balance my new friendships with my old ones.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He slips; his right leg, shoulder, and arm wing backward, upsetting his balance. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

For Joe Rantz, perhaps more than for any of the other young men sitting by the Montlake Cut, something hung in the balance that afternoon, and he was all too aware of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I stood tall, only just maintaining my balance with my sneakers on the slippery mossy log. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The usual bypasser is a woman sauntering slowly down the road with bundles upon bundles balanced on her head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several times I thought it would fall, but in a miraculous way it would pull itself back into perfect balance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifts a set of dice from his scales, upsetting the balance. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was exhilaration in the collision, the honest contact of football, not as beautiful maybe as a completed pass or a fake that threw your opponents off balance but beautiful nevertheless and manly, prideful. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright red in the face, he balanced first on his right hand and then on his left, bare legs up in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Inigo flashed immediately out from the tree, attacking himself now, and the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Delicate equilibrium of periodical filth between two moons balanced. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He staggers back, almost losing his balance, and that's when I realize the slim, metal contraption in his hand is some kind of cane. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The leather hinge twisted and Bigwig nearly lost his balance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to use my sore hand for anything more than balance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jinny reached up with one arm and tugged at Loo’s leg, so that he lost his balance and toppled over beside her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I’d wept and wept the night she gave her notice, knowing how hard it would be for us to balance without her. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As he walked he balanced himself with the help of a fence and kept his dark eyes on the ground. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Although she was already a hundred years old and on the point of going blind from cataracts, she still had her physical dynamism, her integrity of character, and her mental balance intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ernie had better balance—you had to have it to be any good at karate. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The three girls disappear back into the house, and they are replaced by Adam Walker, a tall blond with questionable balance. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

How we balance the tension between the short-term demands of our reptilian senses—run!—and our longer- term desires, goals, and commitments that we try to set with the more evolved parts of our brains. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The secret to his success was finding the right balance. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, with this small change in my workout regimen, I was a better balanced athlete. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She stooped over, losing her balance, and began to tuck in the blankets of Ramona’s bed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In one sense, it threw me off balance. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“This German punched her right here. Knocked her off her balance. You could see it on the replay.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced his “too dark” assessment with a typical assurance that “there can no longer be any doubt but that ultimately the apparatus will produce really enormous amounts of radioactive substances.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

One of the most unquestionably hot-button issues dealing with the balance of common good and personal freedom in America is gun control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The composition is balanced by two giant clouds on either side. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His balancing phrase was not typically identical but slightly different in character, creating a symmetry without simply repeating itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“I mean exactly how it works. That the amount of the check is deducted from the balance in the account? And that the money can run out?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And soon after that, when she and I were walking to the bus stop, she met a man who threw her off balance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regarded the Plate balanced upon his skinny Knees; & all life left him as he beheld that Mound of Flesh. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d upset the balance of everything by asking out the only colored girl in school. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

By this late stage in the expedition we had all been subjected to levels of misery and peril that would have sent more balanced individuals packing for home long ago. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It is arguable that 2 + 2 will equal 4 in any universe; and, surely, levers and balances would work in the same way in any universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She maybe balanced for about three and a half seconds, shooting the camera a big smile before flailing off the surfboard a second later. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They kept at it, though, balancing on the unmoving wheels, falling sideways. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“My relative, you will return to balance again,” that bigger boy, whose name I later learned was Jesse Chee, whispered in my ear in Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a sentence has if in it, the verbs have to be in balance. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The speed and force of the pounce, not a length away, were terrifying and Hazel leaped backward, knocking Silver off his balance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focus my eyes on a single point in the distance to keep my balance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I get balanced on the correct part of my feet, and Max makes me practice dodging his blows. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a cry, he pitched forward into the water, stumbling to gain his balance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But six of the laughing brown men slid out on the bamboo logs on the windward side, and their weight balanced the huge sail against the pressure of the wind. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her training, Marti knew that this might be an old KGB trick—keeping foreigners in Moscow off balance, sleep deprived, and aware of being watched. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead of us, high in the distance, was a house that almost seemed to be balanced on a cloudbank. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Blinded and very frightened—I had to put my hand on the glass to keep my balance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I turned to see him in his bare feet, perched awkwardly on a bit of dry ground surrounded by huge puddles, one hand on the side of the barn to keep his balance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across from his bed sat a small television with a VCR balanced on top. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was times like this that Grace wished she had grown up with a sibling, someone to balance the scales a bit. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s a little lonely eating by myself, but I’m getting better at balancing the tray and keeping my food from spilling all over the place. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She stretches her arms out, so she can catch me if I lose my balance. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

My father gripped my legs to keep his balance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He balanced the shoe on the end and raised it up to the branch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did as she commanded, his weight balancing the tilt of the craft as she slapped a patch onto the hissing hole the meat hook had made. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The plate is balanced on a small cushion so that while carving, the artist can hold the burin steady and swivel the plate, allowing for greater control. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I imagine them evenly balanced, his will on one side, mine on the other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

JPs head snapped back, and purple blood sprayed from beneath my knuckles as he lost his balance and fell backward—right into the muddy shallows of the lake. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When two people talk, their volume and pitch fall into balance. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled it out with difficulty, because it was very heavy, and, balancing it on his knee, let it fall open. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He swung just as the ball slid into its curve, and the bat cut savagely through empty air, twisting him around and sending him off balance. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Yossarian reached out instinctively for balance and then launched himself forward In a prodigious dive that crushed the three combatants to the ground beneath him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, to be perfectly balanced, we have plenty of teachers and counselors who are fair and would bend over backward to help Andy, but lately, even his behavior has been working against him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the balance is in his favor; sometimes — and all too often through his own activities — it is shifted to his disadvantage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I regain mv balance and look around, I see the Wives and daughters leaning forward in their chairs, the Aunts on the platform gazing down with interest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he placed the case on a flat rock and balanced the microscope on top of it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Milo was outraged and almost lost his balance and broke his neck again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He would feel as if it was no longer possible to keep balance anymore, as hopeless as if he was trying to ride a seesaw by himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the tall, narrow women dressed in their sarongs returned serenely from the fields, they toted it in huge parcels impossibly balanced on their heads: manioc-root bundles the size of crumpled horses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over us both, the noble Brown Pelican watched, keeping his balance like it was no trouble at all. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It would only be the briefest glimpse, and then she would snap back into reality, knocked slightly off balance, and Pol or Kaede or Tali would ask her if she was all right. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I looked up at her, balanced in the bundles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was so thin, it was almost like her body couldn’t quite hold up her big head, like she wasn’t balanced quite right. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Xhosa society was a balanced and harmonious social order in which every individual knew his or her place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled so good he almost lost his balance. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perching on a wobbly kitchen chair, balancing the plate on her lap, she set into devouring foods seasoned by other mothers’ hands—familiar, yet different from what her own mama cooked. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But before Tyson could regain his balance, the snake wrapped around him and started to squeeze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I managed to get to a squatting position but as soon as I made to rise, my head spun and I couldn’t keep my balance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the organizer of Wisdom 2.0, a growing movement in the Bay Area aimed at helping people find balance in the modern world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Still in a squatting position, Boo Boo put her left hand through the V of her legs, touching the pier boards in order to keep her balance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I balanced the handle of the pail on the jutting tip of the metal faucet and waited for it to fill; the pail slipped and water drenched my pants and shoes and stockings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derek nodded and stepped past him, balanced along the float and reached into the plane. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Almost, almost, Bronn lost his feet ... he staggered back, tripped over a rock, and caught hold of the weeping woman to keep his balance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He balanced a wooden yoke across his wide shoulders, and two buckets hung level from either side. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I dart back across the diamond, spring off the balance ball, and land in front of the whiteboard. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I was caught off balance by the situation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All in all, his personality was an arabesque: intricate, symmetrical, balanced, and tightly constructed—except for one flaw. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat against the edge of the couch and balanced my tea on my kneecap, but Dad reached out and pulled me closer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I tottered in the aisle, desperate to preserve my balance—and my dignity—as well as a grip on my bags and my cat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The ferry begins its journey, and Bruno stretches up on his back legs, balancing his paws against the railing. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the dispassionate stare of a man well used to weighing humanity in the balance. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He stared at her, thrown slightly off balance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The enormity of this balancing act hit me all at once, made my stomach lurch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

With the basket balanced on my hip, I wade into the river until the water reaches my knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Changing school boundaries was thorny under any conditions, but any effort to achieve a more balanced composition would inevitably be heightened by the politics of football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was willing to tolerate what he considered high spirits as long as it was balanced by hard work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trembling with anxiety, we seemed to lose our balance. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

A heavy-set woman was trying to wash a bottle with one hand while she balanced a red-faced baby on her hip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once she almost fell headlong down the steps, but Syrio Forel had taught her balance in another lifetime, when she was the girl called Arya, and somehow she recovered and caught herself in time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Nigel said, still balancing on one leg and facing the wall, "Miss Honey taught us how to spell a new very long word yesterday." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The family computer was balanced on my lap. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Such exchanges in the Andes, Alps, and Himalayas not only increased population densities in those areas, by providing people at all altitudes with a more balanced diet, but also promoted regional economic and political integration. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Daisy who was staring terrified between Gatsby and her husband and at Jordan who had begun to balance an invisible but absorbing object on the tip of her chin. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

If you wanted a great balanced piece of work, did you go to the mountains behind Toledo? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, as together we balanced the buckets and hauled the wagon across the yard to the funeral home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was unable to balance himself on all four legs, so we held him up. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I respect your mind and I have always accepted your eccentric tendencies and that is why I want to see you reach the plateau of perfect mental- sexual balance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sank a little like a boat would in the water, and I held both hands out for balance and shut my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Celaena leaned back in her seat and propped her feet on the table, balancing the chair precariously on its hind legs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She hops around before losing her balance and catching hold of the edge of the bed not to fall down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Barely had I caught my balance before he bolted forward, the whip raised once again. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He lost his balance, terror on his face, and then he fell. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She sat up, sobbing so much that she could hardly hold her balance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra climbed up once more, and the other creatures looked closely at their balance and checked the stirrups with their trunks, as if to make sure they were safe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Panicked, he returned to the window, struggling to keep his balance as the floor quaked beneath him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The stone sailed across the surface of the water, but the momentum of the pitch threw Wash off balance, and he tumbled into the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was an experiment, and the components are difficult to balance properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr Charles remembered marvelling at how my father showed not one hint of discomfort or anger, but continued to drive with an expression balanced perfectly between personal dignity and readiness to oblige. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

While white girls learned to waltz and sit gracefully with a tea cup balanced on their knees, we were lagging behind, learning the mid-Victorian values with very little money to indulge them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her feet touched the ground her knees almost buckled, and she grabbed at the horse’s mane for balance, her other hand still held firmly in his grasp. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer balanced on the ledge, on the edge of decision. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s harder to balance, point, and target the foil. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still another factor tipping the balance away from hunting-gathering was the cumulative development of technologies on which food production would eventually depend—technologies for collecting, processing, and storing wild foods. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he grabbed the top bar instead, he balanced himself and winced. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Porfirio, the gardener, balances it across the wheelbarrow, and Chucha and I walk on either side, holding on to each end. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I ask, as we balance on a log across a stream. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If I thought balancing academics and athletics in high school was challenging, college was ten times more intense. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When he was almost to the other side he dove onto the bank and scrambled up, grabbing at the brush for balance. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lost my balance, and he grabbed my leg again to steady me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Harry spun on the spot, lost balance, and nearly fell over. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her cart had been left back at the clearing, so she made a kind of sling to balance the woman’s weight on Chi-Boy’s back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Before the camps, Nikkei were trying to ride the American power like some surfers she saw once at Manhattan Beach, muscular men balancing on long, colored boards atop the rushing waves. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So, Doctor, how many servings of Oreo products are necessary for a balanced diet? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

‘Well?’ he said, turning round now and seeing his sister standing in the doorway, clutching the doll, her golden pigtails perfectly balanced on each shoulder, ripe for the pulling. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

I hiked back through the rocks, holding the sketch pad away from me to help keep my balance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He took a step back and touched a palm-sized digital video camera balanced carefully on top of the stereo. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My father would take his square of Arabic hareesa, a delicious cream-of-wheat cake with an almond balanced in the center, outside on a plate. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He balances the entire design on that one specific word Mr. Barris used. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Miguelito had longer legs than I did, but I kept up with him until I slipped and lost my balance. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he got out of the Buick, he had to lean against it to get his balance. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sat nude on the lowest limb of the tree and balanced himself with both hands grasping the bough directly above. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t lean back, girl! You’ll lose your balance. Take a deep breath. I’m right behind you. Keep going. Up, up, up. You’re almost there.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Piper put her hand on Jason’s arm for balance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What I must do is run down the mountain with my arms stretched out to either side, for balance, and throw myself in front of the Princess’s car. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was then too that the holy men at Laguna and Acoma warned the people that the balance of the world had been disturbed and the people could expect droughts and harder days to come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My good deed balanced the rest of the day. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn't anticipated that it would rock and tip the way it was, but he spread his bare feet for balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I balanced the stack of blue life jackets and peeked out from the side. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Patti explains how a balance works while I watch the man pack the lentils for us. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As Twinkle descended, Sanjeev put his hands around her waist to balance her, and he relieved her of the bust when she had reached the ground. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Harry put the Pocket Sneakoscope on his bedside table, where it stood quite still, balanced on its point, reflecting the luminous hands of his clock. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, when the animal struck the smooth ice its legs splayed and it skidded, unable to regain its balance, no longer able to flee. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took long strides to the nearest dead tree trunk, where the soil was firmer, and held onto it for balance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine how terrible it would make me feel if Mom or Dad decided that I was “too much to balance.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It would knock the reader off balance, because he has no reason at this moment to be thinking about Canada. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

On the fourth or fifth thrust, the tall woman overextended herself and lost her balance, just for a second. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

No point in looking for my balance, either. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She also wants to see me every week for therapy, and says I need to take medication to balance out my brain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Thrown off balance, Frightful fanned her flight feathers, regained her equilibrium, and went after the owl. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as she left, balancing the dripping drum on her head without holding it with her hands, I shoved Maria underneath the tap and turned it on full blast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Posing under the trees, on the bench, in the hammock, I balance my camera on various garden objects to get full-length shots of us together. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Cordelia comes through a door at the far end of the room, walking carefully, as if balancing, or lame. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It's beautiful. Classic really. And in almost perfect balance with your profile. She has very clever fingers," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He claimed that space-time had an inbuilt tendency to expand, and this could be made to balance exactly the attraction of all the matter in the universe, so that a static universe would result. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pad on the inside of his palm lusted for the gripe of the hilt His whole arm remembered the balance of Joyeux and wanted to wag him in the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments, without difficulty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down and balanced a book on his knees, then pulled out his notebook and pencil. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And then, for no apparent reason, the balance shifts, and Michelangelo rises in their thoughts, his slumped body, the dancing flames, his burning flesh. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The fragile balance depends on things we’ll never be able to see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She balances the bowl on her knees and looks up at me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They live together in dense, interdependent communities, feeding and supporting the environment for each other, regulating the balance of populations between different species by a complex system of chemical signals. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The momentum pulled Tree-ear off balance, and he tripped over the cart and tumbled headfirst to the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Clean on back there to the back,” a large drunk Negro said, pointing with a wild swinging gesture that almost made him lose his balance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn't have her cane, and she grasps the armrest to balance herself against the sofa. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The surface was level and solid and firm, and he easily kept his balance in the strange gravitational field where everything weighed only one sixth its earth weight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time sefems to slow down until finally that huge blazing ball looks like it’s just hanging there, balanced on the far edge of the earth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Small differences in the balance of the frequencies — how many you can hear, their relationship to the fundamental pitch, and how loud they are compared to each other — create the many different musical colors. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Ranofer stopped so abruptly that a little cloud of dust rose from his skidding feet and he almost lost his balance. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He throws his arms out and regains his balance before hitting the floor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A recent review of the subject contained references to 215 papers reporting or discussing unfavorable upsets in the balance of insect populations caused by pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A home that grew carousels made of bits of stars and petals, and let her gallop on a horse made of dandelion fluff while she balanced a bowl of ice cream in one hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I take a step back, stumble, but regain my balance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Regaining his balance, he bolted sideways, coming to a stop at the double doors. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I can feel he’s losing his balance and I try harder to pull my arms free to catch myself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My shoulder against a nearby tree for balance, I examined my smelly moist sneaker, doing my best to ignore its odor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go home,” his wife was saying to him as she balanced a heavy basket on her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Big Tony, still balancing Duke in his arms, shook his leg vigorously. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Jimmy calls, balancing a stick on two rocks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father, off balance, poked him in the stomach as he went up, but the ball went in. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Village women, marching with giant plastic basins balanced on their heads, parted as we rolled past. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the foot-stool from beside the bed, balanced it in his right hand, and took a last look round the room. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He struck a good balance—I was playing on the team opposite English most of the time, and even though Fist was designed for him, he didn’t call it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t complain about any of these bonus activities, though, because they were a rewarding and uplifting way to balance out the rigorous training I continued to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Haydn took the Mannheim-style orchestra and the idea of proportion and balance, and went one crucial step further. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They did not measure their joy in goods sold, their egos in bank balances, nor their loves in what they cost. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of girls in ball gowns were on the roof, screaming at the top of their lungs, balancing on the edge and shooting safety fireworks at people on the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He balanced a hand on the woman’s shoulder as she held the phone at arm’s length to take the picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I lose my balance before the sheriff's door, tumbling against it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And with my balance not what it should’ve been, to run across the floor felt a little hazardous. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I tug as hard as I can without losing my balance, but the crystal doesn’t come out of the cliff. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Someone on the platform exclaimed, “The one who moved first shook the other one’s balance!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freud had clearly upset him in a fundamental kind of way—had thrown him off balance, as he once put it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I take it and roll up to standing, using him for balance. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He rose and stood tottering in that cold autistic dark with his arms outheld for balance while the vestibular calculations in his skull cranked out their reckonings. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t looked back once since coming over the top of the ridge, but he still kept low, moving down the stream at a crouch, holding the rifle in one hand, balancing with the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the rope dragged me, wobbling and balancing, so rapidly I couldn't hope to dissociate myself from it halfway. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I balanced the gun across my knee, and sighted it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

My dad was sticking out of the open fridge, balancing on one crutch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I moved my body, but one of my legs was bandaged so stiffly it made me lose my balance if I tried to sit. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wheeled the chair to the side, while Ma balanced herself and slowly slid onto the seat. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But it’s there now, my knee throbbing as I balance across the bleached driftwood and step between the barnacle-edged rocks. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tucking my legs up, I balance my note- book on my knees and write, in slow, careful letters. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boss had to make out a check for nearly four hundred dollars—the balance due on the involuntarily canceled account. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that happens is that I lose my balance and fall off the end of the cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When a horse is in full stride, the only parts of the jockey that are in continuous contact with the animal are the insides of the feet and ankles—everything else is balanced in midair. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She balanced the hatchet on her finger as she walked, carefully keeping herself under it while her feet guided her through the scrub and tripping roots. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I try to balance the skiff by shifting gear to the front and scrunching myself forward, but it don’t help much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

At first he thought he was losing his balance—it even made him stumble once or twice—for the buildings were two or three degrees out of the vertical, all leaning the same way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This can keep the reader off balance, luring her into wrong guesses about a sentence’s structure. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

So I balance that bag on my shoulder. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In the village structure, spirits shimmered among the live creatures, balanced and held in equilibrium by time and land. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks affectionate, until I see Cardan’s flinch, the shifting of his balance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She plowed into the girl, knocking her off balance. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them ate from tin plates, balanced on the knees, eating for the most part with their hands. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to right herself, hanging on to a boulder for balance. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The wind-carved rocks and boulders seemed to grow from the ground like trees, confusing her way and disrupting her balance. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I lost my balance and fell headfirst into the water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older two ignored the sofa and chairs to settle on the floor while Chima curled up on the sofa, balancing his plastic plate on his lap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Mass was nice today,” Ma said, watching Caroline balance her orange juice between her chin and her stub. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

For Miss Persimmon, quite against her will, was off the ground and was stumbling through the air, rolling from side to side like a very thin barrel, balancing the tray in her hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Wobbling at first, she tested herself again and again until without moving her arms she could maintain her balance as she mounted the log. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ekon found a nearby tree to sit against and held it balanced on his lap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The wave of joy and relief was so unexpected that she almost lost her balance, but almost instantly it drained away and left a new fear. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They had to scramble up the sides of the bank here, and hold on to roots and trunks to keep balance, standing sideways and edging along. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Dwarf feet are designed for spadework, not for the delicate intricacies of ballet dancing or balancing on wooden steps. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She yanked him off balance and tossed him several blocks down the Calle San Jose, to the general consternation of several dozen more cats. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The man, my father, finally got his balance and straightened up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had managed to balance himself on the small blue-and-green globe that was at the center of the lampshade. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

When I walked into the library that afternoon, there was Liz, her hair pulled back in a ponytail, reading glasses balanced on her nose. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelly levered herself upright, balancing the ice pack on her forehead. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Did you lose your balance?” continued the voice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed me how to balance with no hands, fix a slipped chain, and lube the gears to keep things smooth. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Through this work, Hooke came up with the idea of a new kind of pocket watch regulated by a balance spring. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Moore’s actions, however, threatened to upset this delicate balance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He directed her to capture smaller things: a seedling pine reaching upward from a crevice; a stone balanced on a tree stump. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Lizzy told me her inside ear make her balance bad. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We all wobbled at the top, trying to keep our balance and not flop forward into the river. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was shaky on his feet with Gran gone, holding on to chairs and tables to keep his balance. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Ignatius had always had a poor sense of balance, and ever since his obese childhood, he had suffered a tendency to fall, trip, and stumble. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I do see well enough to walk, my lungs yearn for enough air, and being short of breath, it takes a laborious effort to control my balance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because when I yanked her off balance and she put her hand out, her open hand went right up against my rib cage, almost into my left armpit. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I balanced the tray in my hands and walked to the kitchen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bull sat with Lucy leaning against his leg and Edward balanced on his right knee and he sang from somewhere deep inside himself. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

They weren’t heavy, mind you; but it was the change in my balance. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A superstitious part of Nailer wondered if the Scavenge God was balancing the scales of his Lucky Strike with a sickness that would kill him before he got to reap the rewards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I step up on one of the barrier’s crossbars, pressing my hips to the railing to keep my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Arete, too, sent maids in waiting after him, one with a laundered great cloak and a tunic, a second balancing the crammed sea chest, a third one bearing loaves and good red wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his body in an attitude that suggested that he was delicately balanced upon a hairline, waiting to see if she would push him forward or draw him back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That myth had brought her here to this sweltering darkness, balanced between life and death like the last leaf clinging to an autumn branch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The plants kept her off balance, tossing her around, slicing her face and arms. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Like other designed objects, it comes about not by accident but by drafting a blueprint, attending to details, and maintaining a sense of harmony and balance. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He clung to her shoulder, balancing easily, while she performed the routine evening chores that awaited her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God created a world of work and rewards,” he elaborated, “on a big balanced scale.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d make our last collections, go over our CD stock, balance our accounts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s always hungry,” Lark says, walking a fallen log like a balance beam. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Silhouetted against the flat blue sky, he rested easily on the yard, as nonchalant and perfectly balanced as a cat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because in this and all universes, there is balance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The struggle for power in Rome left Egypt’s future hanging in the balance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"It is heavy as it needs to be to make you strong, and for the balancing. A hollow inside is filled with lead, just so. One hand now is all that is needing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You need to be perfectly balanced. If you put one foot forward like you do, that makes your shoulders turn and you might miss to the left or right. You feel comfortable?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now Brooke stood up and nearly lost her balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Done,” the weigher grunted as the scales balanced. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I eased across, spreading my arms to keep my balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stumbled back into the chip display, before finally catching his balance. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They do not need to be warriors to shift the balance of power in the Underland.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going out there now and see what Rule 1 will do. If it won’t break the balance, then what the devil—it’s either now or three-four days from now.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I'm already off balance, so she gets me moving easy. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The conflict with communism, it seemed, had spiraled into a life-or-death contest, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My left arm shakes as I try to balance on top of the metal structure. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Above my bed, there is a shelf with two objects balanced on it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fadi couldn’t make out the rest of his father’s words, and he leaned forward, nearly losing his balance. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Howie Maldonado may have wanted a different life, but the legacy Delilah has learned from him is an important one—life is about balances. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was hot but not enough to burn, so I walked on it a piece, arms spread-eagle, balancing with my fishing pole like a tightrope-walker at the circus. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I wrote something about oceans and the balance of nature— I don’t honestly remember what I said—but I won first prize: a trip for six to the new downtown aquarium. All expenses paid. Stupendous!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s something of a whiz with snares, rigging them to bent saplings so they pull the kill out of the reach of predators, balancing logs on delicate stick triggers, weaving inescapable baskets to capture fish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d noticed that he was holding his mir-ror out on the gallery to keep track of my approaches and also that, against the rules, he sometimes left it balanced up on his bars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Mini was trying to balance the danda and hold on to the reins of the water buffalo at the same time. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I have smaller feet, so the logs will feel bigger. I’ll keep my balance easier.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When the Flop lost his balance and toppled to the ground, we got other notions. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It honors the balance between loss and salvation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rab had been shaken out of his usual nice balance between quick action and caution by his passionate desire for a good gun. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped, grasping a low, sticky pine branch beside me for balance. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“This will give you poise and balance when you’re walking in your gown,” she reminds me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The shifting angle of a perfectly balanced leg. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What would you do, with a hammer that would not balance or a knife that would not cut? You would break it in anger, then get another.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Cash chuckles under his breath when he meets them at the elevators, a tray of six coffees balanced on one hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The ache that had cramped his belly the past few days was worse, and when he tried to rise, he lost his balance for a second, his muscles trembling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In order to strike this balance, Blue’s Clues engages in much of the same kind of research as Sesame Street — but at a far more intense level. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fitted himself for a new blue flannel suit, and a rich gray Homburg which balanced oddly atop his gaunt head. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To improve their sense of balance,” Mr. Foster explained. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they managed to keep their balance, I slipped on loose rock, but the sketch pad stayed dry. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She yanked it toward her and almost lost her balance again when it snagged on a bent desk leg. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I toppled over a pile of beams, grasping onto the edge of the pulley in an effort to regain my balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Grand ma grew careful about balancing her ingredients, holding the measuring cup up to the light She was like a scientist seeking the cure for something. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them balanced each other well: Zeitoun’s English had its limits, so when bills had to be negotiated, hearing Kathy’s Louisiana drawl put clients at ease. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She was aware at every step of the young man who strode behind her with a trunk balanced easily on each shoulder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I lost my balance and toppled backwards to the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But invariably the grinning Nines, who in technical violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks, would mount and ride off in perfect balance, training wheels never touching the ground. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I say a prayer for you every day, babe,” Santa told the snapshot incoherently, balancing the ice cube on her tongue. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Technology has helped to alter the balance of the musical experience, favoring music listening over music making. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The $6.50 an hour she was making at Bayview was enough to keep the balance of her tuition paid, the lights on, and the kids fed, as long as her Pell Grant was in place. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Cleverly recovering his balance, Monsieur Duval caught the wire by the inside of his elbow and saved himself. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was off balance, but he fell, not into the stream, but with his chest across May Belle’s legs, his own legs waving in the empty air above the water. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Toomer stumbled toward the front of the bus, trying to keep his balance as he weaved his way through the dogs, trying to keep the blood in his body with his two hands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sean caught his balance, a tiny flower of blood bloomed at the corner of his mouth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“So if you have a special skill, like balancing magnetic coils or running a positronic purifier, please tell us.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The focus of the room from this perspective, the TV and VCR, balanced on a too-small wooden stand, were in the southwest corner of the room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The weather, in fact, had been still all day, as though it were waiting, testing out the new balance of power in the world. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As she balanced herself with wings, feet, and tail, she felt the new and wonderful sensation of flight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered what it felt like to be hovering like that with only a thin railing between him and the water, when I could barely keep my balance on the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It develops balance through a blending of mental and physical energy.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She picked up the bundle and balanced it on her head with one hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, I clutch the edge of the sink, trying to balance myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was like a delicately balanced scale that needed only the tiniest push to tip it one way or the other. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A good place to hide could be under the cars, up between the axles, balancing on a foot-wide iron shock absorber. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

You leaped up as he lost his balance and fell. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This time I am ready for the momentum the train gives me, and I run a few steps to diffuse it but keep my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I move my hands by day, and by night, when my fever dreams come back and the river is miles below me, I stretch out over the water, making that endless crossing, reaching for balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns away and walks off to balance on a white log. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He loses his balance and crashes into an ugly urn filled with fake flowers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The cosmological constant’s push would balance out gravity’s pull; instead of collapsing, the universe could stay in a steady balance, neither collapsing nor expanding. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They collide, enfold, lose their balance, and slam against a wall, where they stay. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He stands with his back to Sasha, gripping a pole for balance. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Bush’s speech contained nothing newsworthy about drug policy, or Nicaragua, or the Federal Reserve, or balancing the budget, or social ills, or the homeless. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis, barefoot and still in his bathrobe, stepped precariously over rocks and branches, balancing his glass of ginger ale. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s all a waste of time unless I focus on nutritional balance and...” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was obsessed with balance and often slapped my knees to remind me to stand powerfully, to take up my own space. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My hands tremble as I grab his black robes for balance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Smith had lost his balance for a second, and was trying gallantly to hold on to a triangle of wood that jutted from the cupola. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arm is clipped by bag nine and it nearly knocks me off balance, but I’m just barely able to catch myself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Barris provides an ideal contrast, serious and attentive, keeping the dynamic of the group in balance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The grumpy waiter comes, balancing a circular tray on one hand, and plonks down the glasses, which are like ordinary water glasses, only full of beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a delicate procedure, requiring the welders to balance on opposite ends of a beam while it was lowered onto columns, then welded in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Caruthers no longer tried to balance his bank sheets; instead he stared out the study window and murmured about climbing a tree. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Besides, her balance quickly was gone and the ravine had her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Can anybody honestly and seriously suggest that in this type of atmosphere the scales of justice are evenly balanced? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall hat of fetal lamb balanced like a wasp’s nest on Grigori’s head, shadowing eyes as hard and gray as mica, with the same shallow gleam. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I balance my laptop on my knees and stick a cigarette in my mouth unlit because the air’s too close in here as it is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I balanced the spool in my left hand and fed about three feet of tar. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“IMPOSSIBLE!” the Maafa forced Brer Fox to snarl in my face, and I threw my arms out for balance as the ship heaved up and down in the water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I lost my balance twice and fell into the mud, but I managed to right myself quickly. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But let your mom keep an eye on you to make sure you’re steady and balanced, okay?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Lee was used to it and found his balance at once, but the force took Grumman by surprise. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a modest vehicle, square and bulky in the manner of a Dodge, so long in front as to look out of balance and with its radiator grille low over the bumper. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the bike got off balance, he caught her and broke her fall, letting the bike hit the dirt rather than Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the high wind balanced, blackening the night with my stench, gazing down to cliffs that fall away to cliffs, and once again I am aware of my potential: I could die. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t my fault she lost her balance and fell on her butt in front of everybody. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Both opponents in first position, foils balanced, ready to strike. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He dropped to all fours and then stood again to gain a new balance. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He stood up as I passed, and his costume shifted from side to side, throwing him off balance so he wobbled a little. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Each time her foot touched the ground became a fresh opportunity to lose her balance and tumble forward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then he was setting his brush on the edge of the paint can balanced on the ladder’s little tray and climbing down. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Nature is preoccupied with balance, so it did not surprise me that nearly right away I felt the urge to urinate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the start, The Landry News has tried to be a balanced, good-hearted newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She did not speak of the joys of having a new baby; she talked about a heaviness around her, about things being out of balance, not in harmony with one another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw Hooper, some distance below him, balanced on a ledge. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was an immediate comfort to be upright and balanced, with his injured foot safely tucked up. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When Frank returns, he’s balancing a swing on his head. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even the twisting stairs held no terror for him, because he had learned to place the crutches carefully and swiftly where they would hold and balance him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

So we played euchre on a dictionary balanced on his lap, and when that started to prove a bit much we switched to Casino. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The work, as he put it wryly, involved “invisible materials being weighed with an invisible balance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Each morning, balancing two water pails on a long flat piece of wood over my shoulders, I set off to fetch the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks like a dancer—graceful and balanced. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A single bite from its massive jaw, one hard swat from its powerful paw, anything now would tip the balance and end this nightmare. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

His sneaker caught on something, causing him to lose his balance. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled and groped for the car to balance herself. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Abilene balanced the watch on his left leg. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Rain always said that anger upsets the balance inside a person. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It will be easier to keep my balance if I’m low to the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She braced the palm of one hand on the table to balance herself as she paused for a long moment to think. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed, and found her in her old straw gardening hat, a trowel already in one hand and the flat of pansies balanced in the other. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it became harder and harder to balance all the parts of her life. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I almost lost my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to cling to the side mirror and save myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"You don't want to lose your balance, lliat's good. Now pivot as you deliver the stroke, get all your weight behind the blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When that balance is achieved, remarkable adaptations occur. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tally regained her balance and leaned forward, heading back toward the building. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was having a hard time keeping his cigarette balanced between his first and middle fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A demon came toward us in a suit and balancing three hats on his head; two were derbies and the last was a top hat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie balanced the tea tray, wincing every time the dishes rattled the least little bit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She had checked the balance in their retirement account. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But her beauty and stillness broke the balance in me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The ten front seats went quickly, and soon riders were standing in the aisle, keeping their balance by clutching poles as the bus stopped and started. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The combination of manioc and garlic and well water and a forest antelope caught in the man’s snares made for the first balanced meals I’d had in weeks. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, without supervision, my little cousins had begun balancing on logs, patting mudcakes, enjoying the holiday of smearing their dresses and darkening their white socks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Simple balance was enough of a challenge; he was as wobbly on his feet as I was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Staying well was a tightrope act for William, and breaking Purple destroyed his balance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stop, hanging on to a fern to keep my balance against the steepness of the hill. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he handed me the hoe and held his hands out from his sides, palms up, to illustrate the heavenly balancing act. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the tree stepped out of the way, so quickly that Conor lost his balance and fell. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I nosed the dinghy into some mangroves, cut the engine, and hopped out, balancing in my skateboard shoes on the slick rubbery roots. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Doctors wanted to know how long it took a candidate to regain balance. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father Zeus hung his golden balances and set in one the lot of Hector’s death and in the other that of Achilles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Met Bong then instructs me to sling one arm over it, balancing its weight with my arm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By said, “second thing you gotta learn is how to keep your balance in a high wind. You gotta be good at this so you don’t get blowed into no polar bear dens.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boards twisted and realigned, and I threw my hands out to keep my balance, nearly falling when the planks caved in at my touch. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It’s that ram she carries, it’s too big, she has no balance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The law became what the lawyers and lobbyists said it was, with little or no input from the people whose fate hung in the balance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She knew she should get used to carrying a pistol, but the weight threw off her balance, and guns could jam or lock in a bad moment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She balanced Susie with one arm and waved the other hand over the dessert dishes surrounding us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My left hand grasped the yellow ripcord for dear life as my right hand pressed against the side wall of the C-130 for balance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I found Wab sitting behind the desk in the manager’s office with a bottle balanced on a pile of yellowed printouts in front of her. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I almost tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, and to catch my balance, I grabbed on to her arm. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am shouting in an old-school-preacher way, all jerking head and words that twitch at the ends, and I almost lose my balance. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You were right,” Tobias says quietly, balancing on the balls of his feet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath and finds his balance. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey didn’t see James fall, because when he lost his balance she had taken off down the beach. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So every race is a balancing act, a series of delicate and deliberate adjustments of power on one hand and stroke rate on the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It went on unpursued and un- pursuing, and my only thought was to remain erect, and keep my secret along with my balance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The penguin jumped up onto a chair and from there onto the edge of the table, flapping his flippers again to recover his balance. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m climbing back to the top bunk, I miss a step and lose my balance for a second. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rather than trample on the innocent feline, Annette attempted to do a little leap over said animal, while balancing about forty-seven cans of cat food in her arms. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls the remaining balance out of her wallet like it’s no big deal. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I figure if I keep my head down, maybe I can serve out the balance of my life sentence in relative peace. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"There are some in the school who try to get her off balance. Some are in our homeroom." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

To balance the electrical repulsion, pieces of nuclear matter would have to be brought very dose together so that the short- range nuclear forces are engaged. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood there, balancing on the heels of his feet, like a matador. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His maneuvers around limbs were jerky, and Frightful thrust out her wings to keep her balance. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

His suitcase pulled him off balance, and his legs just didn’t feel sturdy. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Should the charge be less than this amount, you can return balance; if greater, we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mami balanced on the floorboards to her bed, lay me beside her, held me tight, kissed my forehead, my eyes, and murmured, “It’s all right. It’s over. It’s all right.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He caught his balance and lunged for Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s legs appear, then his arms, one carrying the rifle, the other holding his balance against the wall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed so hard she began to lose her balance, so she set the suitcase down and sat on it so she could laugh more safely. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Such sweet balance. You want to find the owner, is that the reason for this visit? You have no need of Ser Aron for that, my lady. You should have come to me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kaz stumbled, thrown off balance by the force of his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

By standing at the left side of the window and laying my cheek to the woodwork, I could see downtown to where the UN balanced itself in the dark, like a weird green Martian honeycomb. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She leaned and swung her arms to maintain her balance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The act of bringing together after a difference, as in to reconcile numbers on a balance sheet; resolution. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Thorn appeared with a plate full of chocolate chip cookies and balanced three orange fizzy drinks in her spindly arms before handing them to Seven and Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But in reality, a whole lot of lives hung in the balance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But only slightly higher, at 19,000 feet, the ropes brought us to the base of a gargantuan, perilously balanced serac. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Suckley wheeled his bucket to the edge of the pond, balanced it there, and raised a sort of gate. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She balances Jasmin on her hip, nervously adjusting her daughter’s party hat. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Measuring how quickly the flames were engulfing him, he hopped forward, the carbine in his right hand, the butt plate balanced against his hip. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to go against reason, follow emotion instead, keep the giant off balance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Beth and Zack are both balancing on one foot with their arms held high above their heads. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Rachael kicked off her boots and unzipped her shorts; balancing on one foot, she caught the discarded fabric with her toe and tossed it across the room. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

One day he read in the encyclopedia about the advantages of a balanced diet, and so began his mania for vitamins, which was to last for the rest of his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of his own voice knocked him off balance and he tipped forward, falling thickly to the ground. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Your extended left hand holds and balances the rifle. Your right hand aims and squeezes the trigger. See, it’s easy!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken a pencil and, for no apparent reason, was balancing it on his upper lip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and unbolted the door; Hermione toppled inside at once, regained her balance, and looked around suspiciously. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the archer around his chest long enough to get balanced, then released him quickly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had nearly lost his balance as he Apparated onto the top step just outside the front door, and thought that the Death Eaters might have caught a glimpse of his momentarily exposed elbow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Each step I take, the earth beneath seems to shift, throwing me off balance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, on reflection the balance was beginning to swing in his favor again. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Jason’s not one of our best players; you know that. He’s a role player. But when he’s your son, you want him...It’s a balancing act.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Is it too much to hope that even at this late state he will regain his balance and fulfill his obligation to the chess world by trying to play Spassky without histrionics? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lift an ebony staff carved with the head of a woman balancing a double-edged ax. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, then, necessary to disturb the political balance of Italy and throw the Italian states into turmoil so that he could safely make himself the master of a part of them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ended up taking first on vault and balance beam in my junior session, and third all-around, with a final score of 53.650. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I grasped hold of the rope, toes skidding across the floor before I regained my balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The women sing Christian hymns as they walk, and some carry guitars, or they carry sacks of charcoal or salt balanced on their heads. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did a good deed balance a bad one? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless and with her chin raised a little as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had no sense of balance, and when we had to walk down a narrow board with our hands out and a book on our heads in gym class I always fell over. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He dragged me off balance, twisted me around. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Well, only a little ..." Jon spitted the carcass, banked the fire with a pair of rocks, and balanced their meal atop them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His mother is seated in a cushioned chair nearby, with her young daughter balanced on her knee. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a rare compliment in a world of very few such words of praise, so it balanced being touched by the dry fingers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced a hand on the woman’s shoulder as she held the phone at arm’s length to take the picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t let go in time, the pull-back could wrench you off balance and spin you overboard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He lifted Akira with a big, big grunt, staggering sideways before finding his balance. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Diana inched forward on the beam, using another piece of metal dangling from the ceiling to help her keep her balance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

With the water balanced on her head, and her foot still sore from the thorn, Nya knew that going home would take longer than coming had. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bulb on the comer lamppost had died, spilling gloom over half the street, throwing everything visible off balance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Somehow I kept my balance, and I also kept the smile on my face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was an advocate of cultural and social reconstruction—until a balance of equality was shared, “by any means necessary.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to dig his toes into the crack between the wall and the bookshelf to keep his balance. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He grasped for hope in Emerson’s vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stands there, pants around his ankles, two large pizzas balanced in his right hand and four Sprites in his left. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wobbled again and I tried to keep balance for both of us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He balanced the tray on his knees and stared at the covered plate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“But there’s a balance. Honestly, I don’t know how you can just exist in this—bubble.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see and there was much confusion and suddenly someone spun me around, pulling me off balance, and I felt myself pressed against warm feminine softness, holding on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ice water attacks the sense of balance and causes extreme dizziness in everyone. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy is sitting on the edge of the fountain, a giant sketchbook balanced on her knees. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

They still look troubled, as if something were out of balance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It threw off the skimmer’s balance, forced him to relearn his shuffle, and showed any future employer that he had to be watched. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Only, in the long years which bring women to the middle of life, a sense of balance develops. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to balance it carefully to walk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even small improvements in speed and efficiency multiplied over millions of pilot miles added up to a difference that could tip the long-term balance of the war in the Allies’ favor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Jessie tried to balance the tray while preventing Laney from attacking the door again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I can eat haphazardly now, snack on junk food and takeouts without worrying about balanced meals, go to bed when I like, let my dirty laundry rot, neglect the dishes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The excitement seemed to have tilted some of the more delicately balanced ones too far. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jabbed him in the thigh and the giant staggered forward, off balance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Holding the pumpkin at his waist with both hands, leaning back a bit to stay balanced, Seth approached the golem. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She started for it, balancing on the balls of her feet as she crossed the room with caution. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We balanced one another, like the ingredients of chocolate. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Every time the bigger boy tried to butt him, Tendai used his momentum to throw him off balance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to balance, and I had to hang on to a railing for support. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

All we saw was her wavering as though she were trying to balance herself—and then her tray went flying, spilling chili all over two of the boys. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed on, Hazel in front, Frank and Percy balancing precariously behind her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Our sleepover at Audrey’s was tonight and I didn’t want to upset the balance, so I had kept Jenna’s secret to myself. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was a gasp and a thump behind him, and he received a violent kick on the ankle which nearly flung him off his balance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Frankie regained his balance and began circling the boy once more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The bicycle tire shot up out of the tracks, rose upward, balanced for a second in the air, and then became horizontal as the cart turned over loudly on its other side. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he raised his hands a little to balance himself. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or when Bull sat with Edward carefully balanced on his knee, one of them would call out, “Got yourself a little dolly, Bull?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Her chest heaved with every step, throwing us off balance. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

William manages to recover his balance and, still holding the dripping queen, he turns around. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Falconer brushed past him so brusquely that he knocked the man off balance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot stand idly by while she suffers. I have some skill with plants and potions. Let me administer a medicine that might restore balance to her mind,” I plead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Tobias walks behind me on one of the rails, his arms held out from his sides to maintain his balance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We sure need peregrine falcons. They’re so important in the balance of nature.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In a treatise published that year, he discarded the idea of a balance of forces, some pushing inwards and some pushing outwards, to hold an object like the Moon in its orbit. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She smiled, waved, and walked toward the corner where he waited, one foot on the ground, balancing his bike. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He checked himself with difficulty so as not to spin around, but he went off his balance again and took two or three staggering steps forward before he was able to stand up straight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She kneeled down, balanced her can of beer in the grass, and retied her shoelace. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

So what happens when your universe begins to get off balance, and you don’t have any experience with bringing it back to center? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled, then got his balance, wondering what the former soldier had planned. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I lean forward, balancing my elbows on my knees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Off balance, the second man lurched into the first. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Henry was squirming in his seat, "Stick him, Willie, keep him off balance." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto stood on my head, slapped his hands on my forehead to keep his balance, and murped at the boys, who had lined up in front to wave good-bye to their new friend. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

No, I cannot balance on one leg in a storm. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As Dr. Atchley tries to find balance with technology and prevent it from overtaking him, he finds there are occasions when his boundaries don’t serve him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Slipping on the pudding, she lost her balance and landed heavily on the substitute teacher, who was sitting nearby. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“In exchange, she swore to me that one day I would tip the balance of power. I would bring the minor gods respect. An eye was a small price to pay.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She found the nub of a pencil she’d gotten out of her locker and crouched down, balancing the notebook on her knees. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Alvarez’s own record, he argued, proved that the lab had reached the optimum balance between work on the cyclotron and work with the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She also kept her laptop balanced on her knees when, as a special treat before bedtime, she let them watch the first half of The Lego Batman Movie. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The village people might denounce his manner of life, but one thing he had which balanced his ugly life even in their eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet if some scientist took half of my outlook and half of your outlook they’d come up with a perfect balance of how people should see the world.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If the mouse has a good sense of balance, and most of them have, he will get across easily. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She tried to get to her feet, slipped, lost her balance, and spread her wings. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, on rainy days, the earth underneath would shift and tilt the toilet to one side, making it difficult to balance inside. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just then, balancing a Styrofoam cup full of jiggling red Jell-O in his right hand and a cup full of wobbling green Jell-O in his left, Clint Hammond saunters to our table. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She takes the still-glowing cigarette from its holder, balancing it gently between her graceful fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Stars will remain stable like this for a long time, with heat from the nuclear reactions balancing the gravitational attraction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The impact of the two bodies threw the lion off balance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, we need you to balance out this shot.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could even find her balance, the brachy hooted once and then lunged forward, reaching the burning theater in three massive clomps. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

By this means a precise balance is struck and the body never builds up a dangerous amount of acetylcholine. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The pilot cut the engine, opened the door, and got out, balanced, and stepped forward on the float to hop onto the sand without getting his feet wet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess you could say they balance each other out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He put them into a pan, which he balanced on a rock in the fire. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She feels Geak bounce slightly on her back as she catches her balance and prevents herself from a fall in the mud. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we could listen to them all at once, fully orchestrated, in their immense ensemble, we might become aware of the counterpoint, the balance of tones and timbres and harmonics, the sonorities. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard enough trying to walk in heels, but I have to balance a five-pound book too? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He says, waving his fork, that if we continue to overbreed as a species, a new epidemic will arise to redress the balance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, just to balance the look of the berries, he took more from one side. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Having broken my silence in Leah’s favor, though, I felt I had to scold her for the sake of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman balanced her finger on the long blade of the wooden dagger in Anya’s hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on the wet bark and lifted her leg up over the branch—and lost her balance. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I sit on the chipped curb outside of Blue Spot, setting the orange soda next to me and balancing the Butterfinger on my knee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Deterrence implied a kind of balance between the forces of the two superpowers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could regain her balance, Hazel thrust her spatha and impaled the metal lady through the chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The only bonding our coaches intended on us doing was with the vault table, the uneven bars, the balance beam, and the training floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She stumbled when she walked, but she kept her balance and she spoke correctly and fed herself, all because her mother treated her like an adult. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laika’s ears shot up when I balanced myself shakily over my hands and knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I walked back to the kitchen, comparing the clean, balanced equation to the mayhem of unfinished computations and dizzying sketches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Would I be able to keep my balance? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it balanced, I put the stick in the forks. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

During most of its life, a star is in an uneasy equilibrium: the propensity to collapse under its own gravity is balanced by the energy that comes from the fusing hydrogen in its center. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There is only an efficient cause: the balance of weights; and a structure or form that makes the balance possible: a sealed tube up-ended in a bath of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It pays attention to what's in the air and balances it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact was that he was dizzy with all this strangeness, and he hoped that by attending to something dull and workmanlike he’d regain a little balance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He kept trying to balance the rake upside- down on the palm of his hand. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best one was when she’d balanced a small plastic bucket of gumdrops over the closet door so that when I opened it all the way, it fell on me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He ran up to meet her, nearly knocking her off balance. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The car sways, and Four grabs the side of the doorway for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I am a crooked little person, obsessed with balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the balance, 65 percent would go to the winner and 35 percent to the loser. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A broken rocking chair balanced atop a fountain. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She had only wanted to keep the circus balanced. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And just like our tilting earth, Amari was off balance, hurt by her words. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She sees a list of things to buy, her checkbook out of balance, her ashtray sitting crooked on a straight table. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lunged again, but she was off balance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To hold on to the sofa for balance? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

My arms bore the whole weight of me as the metal lurched beneath me and I had to stretch through my toes to balance. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were in the middle of this little power struggle when another gallery officer appeared from downstairs and shifted the balance of power to my favor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was balancing a boat on her head and squeezing a bird in her hand. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She spun and leapt and balanced on the balls of her feet, darting this way and that, knocking pinecones flying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He manages to stand, and he runs along the top of the fuel car, desperately trying to balance on the smooth, curved surface. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He took a bite of his brownie and grabbed a pack of Italian junk food - Fonzies - to round out his balanced breakfast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The balance is delicate and government veterinarians have found that repeated small doses can gradually deplete an animal’s supply of the protective enzyme cholinesterase, so that without warning a minute additional dose will cause poisoning. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She gathers materials for review and helps process the numerous checks and balances that monitor their research activities. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The November wind came up behind me and knocked me off balance. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mama Mwanza balanced the skillet on her head, since she needed her hands for walking, and solemnly led her family away from our funeral. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam’s next blow went wide, and thrown off his balance he fell backwards, clutching at the orc as it stumbled over him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A heresy since the 13th century, this law states that a balance exists in nature: “For every apostrophe omitted from an it’s, there is an extra one put into an its.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled backward but caught his balance.There were people all around him, hissing, baring their teeth, dancing about on their feet, all wild eyes and hysterical laughter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Placing them in the middle of another blanket and tying its corners together, I make a big bundle to balance on my head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an okay forehead, well balanced with his smile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There were foot scratchings all the way up a straight line, which meant, most certainly, a rope, an arm-over-arm climb up a thousand-foot rope with occasional foot kicks for balance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had never spoken to Leon on the telephone before and the disembodied voice at the other end of the line had caught him off balance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore frameless glasses, had floppy silver hair, and a salt-and-pepper mustache that was like a miniature duster broom balanced under his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“We are the victims of the world’s most comprehensive robbery. Life demands a balance. It’s all right if we do a little robbing now.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machine is designed to use the weight of water to lift half a tank of water while the other half balances it by going downwards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, struggling to keep her balance, until her foot snagged and she toppled over like a piece of timber. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Our bodies need both of these and they need them in the right balance. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He grabs the woman's wrist, yanking her forward so she loses her balance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were lined with shelves of bottles, jars, pots, pestles and mortars, and chemists’ balances. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father Olufemi is still making his selections. He wants to make sure there’s a good balance of novice and experienced warriors in case.. ” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I'm glad now I have Peeta to clutch for balance, he is so steady, solid as a rock. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s because I’m balancing on one leg and I’m no gymnast.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned again, and pulled up on the right wheel, and with a heft, there he was, on the second step, balanced. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Awkward because, the way he had pulled me, I could not sit right in my chair, but was leaning off balance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

All their repugnance was contained in the neat balance of the triangles—a balance that soothed him, transferred some of its equilibrium to him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jess and the boys clung to each other for balance as they staggered to the trail. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, things reached a balance point where the heat bled through the hull as fast as the RTG could add it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the ladder, Mr Tibbs, balancing like an acrobat, poured the BFG’s coffee and placed the enormous plate before him. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked my head back down but kept my hands up for balance. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We are the balance of our damage and our transgressions. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A number of times he halted to gawk at the transparent and magnified moon balanced atop a nearby mountain like a ball on a seal’s nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in spite of the pain I tug my body around, screaming, because if I can throw this guy off balance, his shot will go wild. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It seems so hard to be thinking of anything personal, when Mother’s life hangs in the balance,” she wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The script was balanced on my knees, but I didn't feel like doing anything with it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But I had tripped over his leg in my dive and before I could get my balance his hand, grabbing blindly, had caught my ankle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a balanced relationship, but a weird one. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A hundred of his own Highgarden men had been added to the gold cloaks, yet plainly his lordship meant to resist any balancing infusion of westermen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Along the bay, paddleboarders balance, pushing forward with oars while cormorants float around them. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The illusion was so complete that I had trouble keeping my balance. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Adam moved very slowly toward the door, balancing his steps carefully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shovel stayed up a fraction of a second longer, perfectly balanced on the tip of the blade, then it fell next to him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He balanced on the gunnel and the stern bench for a moment, assessing me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They could not believe or accept the fact that they were unloved; they believed that the world itself was off balance when it appeared as though they were not loved. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem here is a lack of balance, of proportionality. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It made visible a causal relationship: the weight of the air and the weight of the mercury balanced each other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So the first Enemyway ceremony was done to cure him by restoring him to balance. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hours of learning balance were helping her now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I want a napkin for my greasy fingers, or a table to put the bowl on so I won’t have to balance it clumsily on my knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take gymnastics, and I never fall off the balance beam. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It brought him to balance and made it appear as if her move had failed—that she didn’t have the leverage to do the job. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The man Ugwu was tied to jerked at the rope as if to see how strong it was and Ugwu was almost thrown off balance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cop pushed her forward, and she stumbled a few times before gaining her balance back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I back away from the bakery and bump into something, lose my balance, and find myself sitting on a hunk of sun- heated metal. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The man had already dropped to the ground and he swung with him and leveled the pistol and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees at a distance of six feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The positive energy of the outgoing radiation would be balanced by a flow of negative energy particles into the black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shuffling along like Ozzy, man, all slack-jawed, with one hand trailing the wall to maintain balance, tears streaming down my face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So Ophie pushed aside the strangeness—the whole manor was odd, really—and carefully handed Mrs. Caruthers her tea, the delicate cup balanced upon its equally fine saucer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

In a few places, however, the Neolithic balance between humans and nature was upset by a new threat, a threat posed not by nature but by people themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground shook more powerfully, knocking the boys off balance. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They balanced the bundles on their heads, walked back to the drilling site, and emptied the rocks onto the ground. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lost her balance, spread her wings, and completed the circuit between two wires. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I spent the entire day perched on the oar, moving only as much as was necessary to stay balanced. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each newcomer changed the balance of the team, as players connected over shared languages or cultures. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She’s balanced on the edge of an artificial hilarity that could topple over at any moment into its opposite, into tears and desperation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom says it’s all about balance. I have to make time for my schoolwork, and my family, and gymnastics, and all my friends.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

More important than even these excellent results is the fact that the modified program worked out by these Nova Scotian entomologists is not doing violence to nature’s balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I gasp and cling to the rungs, my balance shifting. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Seed Collector used Nathan’s hair at the back of his head for balance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I can balance a bucket on top of my head, too. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I lock my legs in place and focus on my balance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was balanced on a hair-line now, but there was no one to push him forward or backward, no one to make him feel that he had any value or worth—no one but himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d shriek, one of them would pick me up, quiet me, and try to balance me better within the cushions. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We fell into line, waddling behind her through the tunneled ice like a train of ducklings after their mother, feet shuffling and arms held out in awkward balance poses to keep from slipping. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They tumbled, balanced and gyrated, cavorting comically across the laden tabletops without upsetting as much as a single sultana. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Jacob opens a slim volume of Hebrew and balances it on his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then, still balanced on the tiny ledge where she stood, she knotted the rope around her own waist. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A hand clamped around her wrist like a vise and yanked her through the doorway with such force that she lost her balance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But there was a rough balance ...till recently, till the great storm. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked to the right, knocking him slightly off balance. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was clearly a scythe who wanted high visibility—even his grand gesture of ethnic balance was a visible one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Now imagine trying to stand on top of those two towers of soda cans and balance in your big shoes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He balanced on my arm using both hands and one foot, watching curiously as the runoff swirled down the drain. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

While Ralph planted both feet, braced himself, and strained to keep his balance, Ronnie leaned back in a deep dip, letting his thick left arm swing wide and high, his pinky finger extended. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A guard coasted off of a rail to a floating stop a foot or so above the ground, his forebear humming as he balanced on it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He is willing to alter his art in deference to Theo’s bank balance. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He recorded what he saw and what he felt in equal amounts, as if he were balancing the great scales of observation and reflection. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She stepped away from him, balanced on the balls of her feet in case he threw his knife. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Leo tried to follow and lost his balance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When she worked at the famous circus, Stella had to balance on a pedestal for her most difficult trick. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Most often she said that the four members of her team had skills that balanced one another. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He drops my hand and I take a step, as if to catch my balance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His arms spun like windmills fighting for balance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had a plate in each hand and two more balanced on each arm. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She whispered something in Chinese about “things not being balanced,” and I thought she meant how things looked, not how things felt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel, already off balance, clawed at the blanket, missed his footing and fell over the edge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo Szilard felt deeply the difficulty of balancing the imperative to build the bomb with humanitarian concerns about its use. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Before Naima could stop herself, her mind began to dance with colors, shapes, sizes, balance, symmetry, patterns. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

But she sat quietly, balancing her handbag on her knees. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he was at last nestled upon his perch, he looked like an eggplant balanced atop a thumbtack. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s laughing, it seems, at Dad, who’s next to her on top of a unicycle, his arms out to the sides for balance. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

By the second, we were working at balancing chemical equations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some days he saw mystery everywhere, in earthworms and holly trees and basset hounds, and the inexplicability of even the simplest life so angered and stupefied him that he almost resented any balancing elucidation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Banana slices are balanced on its surface, arranged in the shape of a smiley face. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They gather and consider far more information than is truly necessary because it makes them feel more confident—and with someone’s life in the balance, they need to feel more confident. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She regained her balance but kept her arm hooked through mine as we walked. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The clock is ticking toward midnight, the harlequin juggler at the top balancing eleven balls amongst the twinkling stars and moving pieces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was careful to hold the string near the carpet so that if he did lose his balance, he wouldn't have far to fall. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But now all balance is lost and we plunge down headlong, both of us, noisily and without grace, gathering momentum and abrasions as we go. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They resemble huge wolves, but what wolf lands and then balances easily on its hind legs? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I'm in as far as my knees when the sea knocks me off balance with a sudden jerk, sneaking up on me like a bully in the schoolyard. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

To the left there’s Raheem with his boom box balanced on his shoulder. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Sheed rose to his feet, much more wobbly than when he did the bike seat trick, but managed to find his balance next to his new twin, Mr. Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mack and the boys balanced on the scales of good and evil. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had become disturbingly clear that in the supercharged political atmosphere of the time, scientists could be placed on trial for their personal views, with their careers and reputations hanging in the balance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My head is pounding, and my balance seriously compromised. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Father Cham blessed and tied a dozen more bracelets around Pong's left wrist, plus a couple on his right to balance it out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I throw her off balance before she can reach the Morph power-up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy, regaining his balance, dragged Sounder off the porch and to the corner of the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think there are scales in Heaven, and for every good thing that happens in your life, Heaven balances it with a bad thing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You work until your debt is balanced with the Medica. Few leave without settling their debts.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mark caught his balance and reached down for the hammer. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A set of silver scales appears on the table between the cards, balancing precariously, each side piled with diamonds that sparkle in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps not all his younger colleagues would have concurred with his calculation of the balance, but at least he was trying to strike one. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We’re both soaking wet and the water is cold and it’s not easy grabbing onto the roots to keep our balance. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Nature likes things in balance. My pa taught me that. Maybe the screechers kept the snail population in check.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His weak leg made him dance a little funny, one foot turned out for balance, but it didn’t keep the girls from wanting a turn with him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached flat ground, Stanley looked up to see the sun, a fiery ball balancing on top of Big Thumb. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The moment I purchased my flight, it would be on my dad’s credit card balance. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Truly a paradise could exist wherever material progress and spiritual values could be properly balanced. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coming within strangling distance of the Crown Prince of Adarlan, son of the man who sentenced her to a slow, miserable death, her self-control balanced on a fragile edge—dancing along a cliff. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Well?’ he said, turning round now and seeing his sister standing in the doorway, clutching the doll, her golden pigtails perfecdy balanced on each shoulder, ripe for the pulling. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z