How to Use in the balance in a Sentence

in the balance

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• Like any truly great match, the outcome was in the balance until the final point was over.
  — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• Beyond the event controversy, the future of the center hangs precariously in the balance.
  — Evan Caplan, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• After the first game at Durham was rained off with the match in the balance after India had scored 189-7, England have got better and better.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Biles ended up winning a bronze medal in the balance beam final at the Tokyo Games after Swift had narrated a video about Biles for NBC’s coverage of the games.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
• The 41-year old James, going into his 23rd year in the NBA, is being openly courted by five different cities, and there is a huge economic payoff in the balance for each one.
  — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026