How to Use counterbalance in a Sentence

counterbalance

1 of 2 noun
  • Hold your arms straight out in front of you for counterbalance.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 21 May 2020
  • Spread the floor and use the weight as a counterbalance to find your center at the bottom.
    — Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 May 2020
  • Its fiery kick is a nice counterbalance to the bitter notes of the dark chocolate in the ganache base.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Its fiery kick is a nice counterbalance to the bitter notes of the dark chocolate in the ganache base.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • How much does losing a draft pick counterbalance the contract?
    — Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • One way to provide this upward-pushing force would be to use a lever with a counterbalance.
    — Wired, 31 July 2022
  • In a draft awash in high-profile teenage prospects, Williams offers a counterbalance.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2022
  • Play up the sporty appearance or counterbalance it by wearing it over a jumpsuit or faux-leather pants.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But the counterbalance is that the alliance’s allies rarely want to be seen as being out in the cold on key issues.
    — John Deni, Fortune, 15 July 2023
  • The blend of the cornstarch with lemon juice and vanilla create a nice counterbalance to the richness of the peach slices.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
  • The addition of sea salt adds a good counterbalance to this gluten-free cookie’s sweetness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Many vinegars are used to cut through fat, to add sharp counterbalance to oil in a dressing, or to amp up the sour notes in a complex sauce.
    — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 29 May 2021
  • The light walls and ceramic tile floor provide a counterbalance.
    — John Ellement, Boston.com Real Estate, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Beneath, two Australian pearls add a soft counterbalance to the bright pops of color.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The holidays could prove to be the perfect counterbalance to months of solitude.
    — Chronicle Staff Report, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The incorrect counterbalance valve may have been installed in the main lift cylinder.
    — Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2020
  • As this week unfolds, your eagerness to be a team player will act as a stable counterbalance if things get out of hand.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
  • This offers a bit of a counterbalance, which some people find easier.
    — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Bonds usually rise when stocks fall, which is why they’re often used as a counterbalance to stocks in a portfolio.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The tonearm needs to have an adjustable counterbalance to allow for fine-tuning so the stylus doesn't scratch the vinyl or skip out of the groove.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020
  • This ground pangolin is the only species that regularly walks on hind legs, using its large tail as a counterbalance.
    — National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Some users have rigged up makeshift counterbalance weights for the headset as well, but Facebook recommends against that.
    — Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Matthew was the perfect counterbalance.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the earthy and nutty pumpernickel bread is a great counterbalance to the richness of the filling.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That would be an ethical good, a small counterbalance against the long record of racial injustice in US health care.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Spinney's left arm went directly inside the left wing, which had a fishing wire connecting it to the right one as a counterbalance.
    — Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Will the Sixers and their ultra-big starting five provide a counterbalance to the Clips?
    — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 6 July 2019
  • Potassium helps counterbalance sodium in your body, which raises your blood pressure.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The routine of pushing the chair forward in daily life requires the counterbalance of working the pulling muscles along the upper back.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Sharing the plate are deviled eggs and guacamole, which provide a creamy counterbalance to that assertive sauce, Brigtsen said.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021

counterbalance

2 of 2 verb
  • The author's wry humor counterbalances the book's serious subject matter.
  • This acts as a third anchor to counterbalance the pull of the wind.
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
  • To counterbalance the strong eye look, the rest of the beauty was more muted.
    — Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The government hopes that talk of a big fiscal boost will counterbalance the gloom.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Your concealer should be a shade lighter than your skin tone to counterbalance darkness.
    — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The pastel counterbalances the darker and mid-tones in the forecast.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That counterbalanced a relatively high rate of child and teen deaths, and low birth-weight babies.
    — Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected], al.com, 17 June 2019
  • Along with basil, this herbaceous yet fruity fragrance is also spiked with thyme to counterbalance the citrusy scent of lime.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2022
  • At that stage, many other neurons are still absent, so there’s nothing to mask or counterbalance that strong smell.
    — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • Sugar also counterbalances the excess salt used to extend the fish’s shelf life.
    — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But that is counterbalanced by some sweeter notes of ripe and dried stone and tropical fruit, along with a bit of vanilla and a hint of maple.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The ratios was all off—not enough sauce to counterbalance the saltiness and overwhelming volume of the cheese.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The fact that the show is a hit speaks to a hunger for entertainment that counterbalances cruelty and kindness.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Too often these tried to counterbalance an all-white world by presenting all-Black settings.
    — al, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Hardest part of the job The love of being a firefighter is counterbalanced by high levels of stress.
    — Dana Scott, azcentral, 11 May 2020
  • The strips are a bit too plasticky tasting and the very sour sauce, meant to counterbalance the sugar, tastes a little gloppy.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson Food Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2021
  • The sliced pear adds an unexpected brightness to the sandwich, counterbalancing the heavy notes of the beef and blue cheese.
    — Daniel Neman, sacbee, 26 June 2018
  • While working on the eighth floor of the tower, builders angled the story to the north to counterbalance the tower's southern drift.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2021
  • But was that feeling enough to counterbalance all the disadvantages?
    — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Bonds have failed to counterbalance stock losses recently, yet that likely is changing for the better.
    — Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The researchers counterbalanced the Casimir effect with a force generated by a flux.
    — Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In the diagram to the right, the arrows indicate which tastes work to counterbalance one another.
    — Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Over the past 50 years, there has been a concerted effort to counterbalance this tendency.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2021
  • Annual fees also add up and aren’t worth paying if the card isn’t offering you a big enough benefit to counterbalance the charge.
    — Chauncey Crail, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Walk forward for as long as possible, keeping your torso upright and without leaning it to one side to counterbalance the weight.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, 19 June 2019
  • This is when the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere each year is counterbalanced with the same amount removed from the atmosphere.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2023
  • That offered a nice bit of hope to counterbalance the grimness of the many permanently shuttered storefronts nearby.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2021
  • That could be a strong selling point and enough to counterbalance the difficulties of working under an owner like Moreno.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The problem of unchecked power is not nearly counterbalanced by any number of indulgences the wielder of that power deigns to bestow.
    — Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The short-term allure of free money is too strong if not counterbalanced with a clear and daunting case that greater liability would result later.
    — David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020

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