How to Use unbalanced in a Sentence

unbalanced

adjective
  • He's been eating an unbalanced diet.
  • The grapes were a bit unbalanced and sometimes burned by the sun.
    — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023
  • These high rates compound the risks tied to an unbalanced grid.
    — Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • If a wine tastes unbalanced or straight up not good to you, throw it in a decanter.
    — Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Still, the balance seems, well, unbalanced more days than not.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 May 2024
  • When the poll books are unbalanced, those precincts can't be used as part of a recount.
    — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Don’t leave me an unbalanced budget next year.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The ice sheet is now in a new, unbalanced state of persistent mass loss.
    — Michalea King, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Because of that rush, the season, as a whole, felt unbalanced.
    — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2017
  • And in both games the better team won against the team that was unbalanced with a superstar.
    — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 30 June 2018
  • The first point is that weak or unbalanced character can lead to poor judgment.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Choosing the wrong rug size or layout can make a room feel awkward and unbalanced.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 10 June 2026
  • Watch out for any broken, dead or unbalanced branches that might fail during a storm.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
  • When the big man became unbalanced from all the twirling, Uchida threw him to the mat.
    — Elliott Almond, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • But a life solely defined by achieving is an unbalanced life.
    — Arianna Huffington, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But don’t be too quick to declare an unbalanced tree doomed, because not all crooked trees are dying.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022
  • But China’s growth last year was even more unbalanced than usual.
    — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The plane was full Sunday, but if the load had been unbalanced that should have been clear on takeoff.
    — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Watch out for any broken, dead or unbalanced branches that might fail once winter comes with the snow, ice and wind.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
  • These shifting fields can cause an unbalanced molecule to dance.
    — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The challenge is to brace your core to keep your hips and shoulders square in the unbalanced position.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Only the unbalanced would feel the need to fill their head while emptying their bowels.
    — Nick Haslam, Time, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The Ravens ran some plays out of the pistol formation and used an unbalanced line.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In transitions, the team that has just lost the ball is often unbalanced and exposed.
    — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 1 May 2018
  • Tackle-over, unbalanced, quads right.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But for the most part, that doesn't matter to the people living in an unbalanced system .
    — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2017
  • Trump had railed against the unbalanced auto trade as a sign of why the bilateral free-trade deal was a bad one.
    — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Shifting parts of the mantle create unbalanced weight which can throw off the planet’s spin.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2018
  • The brick-red condiment does pack heat, but its vinegary flavors and pepper notes are harsh and unbalanced.
    — Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The stem is a bit short, and the glass feels a bit top-heavy and slightly unbalanced, but not uncomfortably so.
    — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023

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