How to Use imbalance in a Sentence

imbalance

noun

• Her depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
• To avoid this imbalance, pick names out of a hat, or take turns.
  — Ross McCammon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
• That’s where these next few weeks come in, as the home/road imbalance evens out.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Jan. 2022
• Why the bizarre imbalance between the demand for work and the supply of it?
  — Nicholas Eberstadt, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
• That imbalance caused the aircraft to tilt and roll into a steep bank.
  — Feliz Solomon and Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
• While total costs might well be the same, there is an imbalance of staff to demand.
  — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• And, of course, there’s an imbalance among kids who have test prep and tutoring and those who don’t.
  — Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
• The weakness and imbalance Lee was having were due to the stenosis.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2022
• These have been shown to reduce the symptoms of imbalance.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022
• China’s trade imbalances are not sustainable for the rest of the world.
  — Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
• The imbalance in death rates among the nation’s racial and ethnic groups has been a defining part of the pandemic since the start.
  — Akilah Johnson and Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
• Much has been written about the imbalance of global health research over the last few years.
  — Yap Boum Ii and Sunil Parikh, STAT, 27 Jan. 2023
• Putin needs Xi much more than Xi needs Putin, and that imbalance has grown far greater since their last meeting.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
• Esmail added that for him, redressing this imbalance was one of the goals of the series.
  — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2022
• At the core of the housing puzzle is a supply and demand imbalance.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
• But throwing in the towel will not right this imbalance.
  — Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
• Some feel the weight of a power imbalance when their incomes are too disparate.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
• There’s an imbalance both in front of and behind the camera, Ramón explains.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
• The imbalance has become even more stark in Mountain West games.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
• So far, there’s been an imbalance in smart home gadgets – many more skew on the side of a gimmick than gotta-have-it.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
• And the way an EV’s brakes work can also add to the feeling of imbalance for some drivers and passengers.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
• The report found that would leave the state with a similar or larger imbalance.
  — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
• Sadly, that imbalance applies to the homicide rate for TDV as well.
  — A.s. King, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
• To right these imbalances and lead One With calls for reintegration of mind and body: head with heart, and also with hara.
  — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• With this immense hunger came an imbalance of supply and demand for tickets around the world.
  — Kari McMahon, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
• The fire is that there’s an imbalance between supply and demand.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 16 Jan. 2022
• Even a small imbalance can lead to serious health risks.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
• Back pain is a common cause of discomfort that can pop up due to muscle imbalances, like a weak back.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• There was also an imbalance in acute kidney injury, which occurred in 2.3% of patients in the drug group and 1.5% of those in the placebo group.
  — Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 16 June 2023
• That budget imbalance was made up by changing the budget process for 2023.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 19 Mar 2025