How to Use center of gravity in a Sentence

center of gravity

noun phrase

• The cargo basket in back held a lot of stuff, but the cargo would raise the bike's center of gravity.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
• But the basket did place more of the weight entirely above the wheels, raising the bike's center of gravity.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
• When jogging, on the other hand, the center of gravity moves up and down quite a bit with each stride.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
• Even healthy trees can fall if they are never pruned and have a poor center of gravity!
  — Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
• That large amount of mass down low gives many EVs a low center of gravity that aids handling.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
• In the third trimester, growing breast size and a changing center of gravity are likely to blame.
  — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
• The texture suggests a low center of gravity, as though the wine keeps me grounded.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• The Cote d’Azur has emerged as a new center of gravity in the wellness world, with its own fabulous spin on detoxing.
  — Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023
• Cage, by contrast, is on the verge of losing his family, his home, his past, and his center of gravity as a man.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2024
• The Belmont Tunnel was the center of gravity for L.A.’s graffiti culture in the ’80s and ’90s.
  — Salomon Zavala, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• The show has always felt like an ensemble, but the center of gravity is this man, Logan.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
• These included better balance in the shoulders, a more aligned center of gravity from side to side, and a straighter spine.
  — Ashley Mateo, SELF, 28 June 2023
• Older strollers were known for tipping over because of a poor center of gravity.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023
• By analyzing the hole in the center, the software was able to pinpoint their center of gravity.
  — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
• The Sapphire also does away with the glass canopy roof, replacing it with aluminum, which weighs less and lowers the center of gravity.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
• The waves of protests indicate that the center of gravity in Kenyan politics has shifted.
  — Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2024
• For several decades, the center of gravity in world politics has been shifting away from the West.
  — Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
• Now, after 50 years living in Britain, Kapoor has begun shifting his center of gravity to Venice.
  — Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• The less-upright seats and lower center of gravity make the Ioniq 6 feel more engaging on curvy roads, unlike the Ioniq 5.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023
• Avoid hanging bags on the handlebars as this changes the center of gravity and can encourage tipping.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023
• Call me a homer, but including the Liberty Bell signifies Philly is the state's center of gravity.
  — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 July 2024
• For example, one design rule is that the robot’s center of gravity must be below the center of curvature for the feet.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• The in-wheel engine means a very low center of gravity, so the bike feels stable and firmly stuck to the road when cornering, if perhaps not as nimble as some machines.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• But the true center of gravity in this war is Ukraine’s economic endurance and prospects, along with the scale and durability of outside support.
  — Lawrence H. Summers, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2023
• But if balance is the primary issue, look for a walker with a lower center of gravity.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
• At the other end of the real/surreal spectrum, Wang and Liu give their characters a sweet, complex friendship that gives the show a center of gravity.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 May 2023
• Every object has a center of gravity—the point where its mass is evenly distributed.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• True, this rig is chubby for a unibody, and it's afflicted with the same traits that render all SUVs clumsy: a high ground clearance and a high center of gravity.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 6 July 2023
• Uni-One has anti-tipping control tech to help keep it stable despite its high center of gravity.
  — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
• In other words, when walking, picture the center of gravity gliding along pretty much parallel to the ground.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024