strike a balance
idiom
: to achieve a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper amount of importance
trying to strike a balance between respecting the past and moving into the future
He needs to strike a better balance between his work life and his family life.
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Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The pieces strike a balance between effortless cool and elegance.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Prime Video product execs, in co-ordination with the production team, therefore sought to strike a balance between injecting some new, actionable information and creating clutter.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, some teens struggle to strike a balance, finding AI both tempting and troubling.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike a balance
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“Strike a balance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20a%20balance. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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