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 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
• 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
• At the core of the housing puzzle is a supply and demand imbalance.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Paul tested the meat shelf with 30-plus pounds: the extra weight stayed close to his body and did not shift, which prevented imbalance and fatigue.
  — Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
• These add-ons also tend to lead to an imbalance in which kinds of students have access to what kinds of safety measures.
  — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
• In addressing that imbalance, Biden dipped into the pool of previous board members to fill part of the new class.
  — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
• The offensive does not redress the current materiel imbalance in the war.
  — Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
• One of the biggest hurdles to running such a long distance was overcoming the imbalance between the two sides of her body.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2022
• Our parents’ friends who heard the news of our birth and came to congratulate them were puzzled by the imbalance between the two babies.
  — Yoko Ogawa, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
• The load imbalance will start to pull your torso toward that side—which means your core will have to fight that urge in order to keep your shoulders square throughout the move.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 11 May 2023
• Misuse of antibiotics has played a large part in this imbalance.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
• Misuse of antibiotics has played a large part in this imbalance.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
• Fixing the imbalance, in turn, leads to pain relief and promotes healing.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 31 May 2024
• This imbalance could lead to rising home prices in the short to mid-term, offsetting the benefits of lower mortgage rates.
  — Gregory Clifford, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• It's driven by institutions and industries with deep gender imbalances that are especially clear in the West, AP notes.
  — Kate Murphy, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024