balked (at)

past tense of balk (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for balked (at)
Verb
  • In the lead-up to the tournament, Argentina had played a series of friendlies without him, since Valencia refused to release him.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Geri refused to leave the premises, according to authorities, and was arrested without incident.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on top of a similar amount earmarked earlier in the year, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing information that’s not public.
    Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But overall crime has declined, including a 30% drop in homicides, the mayor’s office said.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Balked (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balked%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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