How to Use balk in a Sentence

balk

1 of 2 verb

• The horse balked and would not jump the fence.
• The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk.
• The studios have balked at giving the union a veto over the use of AI.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
• But the court balked at later actions the FDA took to ease access to the drug.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
• But the 34-year-old Kelce balked when asked whether this year, his 11th in the league, has been harder than the rest.
  — Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
• The costs of food and labor have surged, and diners balk when menu prices rise.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
• Then again, even Bucky and Buck might have balked at the show’s grandiose opening titles.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Life at the helm of a startup is not for those who balk at the face of adversity.
  — Indiana (indy) Gregg, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Crimson Tide fans would seem to balk at such a statement.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 2 May 2023
• But activists have balked at the idea that flag waving could lead to arrests.
  — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
• When word of the potential event leaked, the officials balked.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
• Dominican friends balked at my plan to rent a car and visit the rivers and cenotes alone last summer.
  — Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
• Richard Bleier becomes the seventh pitcher to ever balk three times in the same inning and the first since Jim Gott did it in 1988.
  — Jim Sergent, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2022
• Other insurers had also balked at the cost of CAR-T and were slow to cover it.
  — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2023
• Has Chao met a client who has balked at the Open Street or felt buyer’s remorse afterwards?
  — John Surico, Curbed, 26 Jan. 2024
• The market-clearing price could be thousands of dollars for prime seats to see a top act, and an artist may balk at the image that projects.
  — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• Insurance providers have previously balked at the price of the drugs, which can run up to $1,300 a month for consumers.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2023
• Shen could’ve gotten in for even cheaper a year before at a $60 million price tag, but balked.
  — Alex Konrad, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• But the court balked at later actions the FDA took to ease access to the drug, including the ability to access it through the mail.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
• Certainly no one will balk at the chance to push the Green Bay or Tennessee moneyline up to +4000.
  — cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
• Yennier Cano was summoned from the Orioles bullpen and balked, moving Tapia up to second base.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• Some parents balk at the idea that their children should stay the same weight, or that measures other than weight loss are good enough, providers told STAT.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
• Some Republican lawmakers have balked at the size of state funding for the Ford plant.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2023
• That collaboration frayed as the CDC tried to license its patents to Gilead, and the drugmaker balked.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• But my husband balks, especially if his plans need to be changed.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• Those who balk at an annual fee still have an option in the VentureOne.
  — Emily Sherman, wsj.com, 9 Jan. 2024
• When Mikey Day joined the men as a guest, playing an archetypal white sitcom dad, the hosts balked at his claim that his son was his best friend.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2024
• Some members of the commission have also balked at a request from the Grand Prix for Clark County to chip in $40 million to help pay for road work done for the race.
  — Jack Healy, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• Already, some conservatives in the House are balking about the length of a short-term budget fix designed to buy time to avert a shutdown.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
• The site has offered video content (both adult and other kinds) for free since its inception, so fans could balk at having to pay for it.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2022

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balk

2 of 2 noun

• The lead grew to 7-3 when Emanuel Olivares scored on a balk.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2019
• The balk scored a run and tied the game, 1-1, and then everything fell apart for the Tigers.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2023
• Paul Goldschmidt scored on a balk by Aaron Civale in the third.
  — Joe Harris, Star Tribune, 30 Aug. 2020
• If the runner gets back to the base safely, the pitcher is charged with a balk.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• Toglia led off with a walk and advanced to third on a balk and passed ball.
  — Avi Sholkoff, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2019
• Bell called it the play that won the game for the Reds, who scored in the bottom of the 10th inning on a walk-off balk against the Rays.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 July 2022
• Darren O’Day was called for a balk that allowed Austin Hays to score in the sixth for a 3-1 lead.
  — Todd Karpovich, courant.com, 26 Apr. 2021
• The Rays lost in extras to the Reds on Friday when Wisler was called for a balk in the 10th inning.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
• The left-hander got off to a shaky start with a leadoff walk and a balk in the first that helped the Rangers take a 1-0 lead.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 20 May 2022
• Slavens reached on a one-out hit and advanced to second base on a balk.
  — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 23 Feb. 2021
• Isaac Voight replaced him and advanced on a passed ball and a balk by Kemp to get to third.
  — Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 26 May 2023
• Sanmartin allowed six hits and two walks with a wild pitch and a balk.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 May 2022
• North broke down the line from third base and forced the Mustangs pitcher to commit a balk.
  — Staff Reports, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
• The Braves got only six hits — all of them singles — and their lone run scored on a balk.
  — David Ginsburg, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• Kade Strowd took over and struck out the next two batters, but was called for a balk, which brought Driscoll home.
  — Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Sep. 2022
• In the fifth, a balk put the runners in scoring position with just one out.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2021
• If a pitcher exceeds two, they will be charged with a balk.
  — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• But the Royals were able to score only one run despite three hits, a walk and a balk.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2020
• In Triple-A, the bases will be 3 inches wider, in Class A there will be different balk rules.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 3 May 2021
• Chris Seng came on to pinch run for Rushing and scored on a balk to give the Cardinals a 5-4 lead.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2021
• In the fourth, a balk from right-hander Kevin Gausman pushed Adley Rutschman to second.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022
• Before Iglesias threw his next pitch, he was called for a balk.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2020
• Manaea struck out LeMahieu but facing Judge was called for a balk.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2021
• On a third step-off, a pitcher must either pick off the runner or be charged with a balk.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
• Rogers trotted home after the Friendswood pitcher was called for a balk.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2019
• The following inning, a balk and hit-by-pitch sunk the Wolverines deeper in the hole with a 5-1 deficit.
  — Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2021
• Cueto allowed four runs on four hits with three walks and was called for a balk, his first since 2017.
  — Michael Wagaman, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
• If the pitcher attempts a third and the runner returns safely to the base, the attempt will be ruled a balk.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2021
• That was enough for home plate umpire Hunter Wendlestedt to call a balk, allowing Cruz to cross the plate and stretch the lead to 4-0.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• Wallace leads off the inning with a walk then advances to second on a balk.
  — Seth Campbell, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2021

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