How to Use strike a balance in a Sentence

strike a balance

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  • The duo strike a balance between back-porch country and the sounds of Fleetwood Mac.
    Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Robinson is aware of the limitations in the world of luxury and of the need to strike a balance.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Here are our tips to strike a balance at your own company.
    Jean Brittain Leslie and Kelly Simmons, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Here are our tips to strike a balance at your own company.
    Jean Brittain Leslie and Kelly Simmons, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2023
  • During the campaign, Bass sought to strike a balance on crime and other issues.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Judges found the state had to strike a balance between the needs of both water right owners and the environmental, public trust needs of the lake.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Crouch and others believe there is still room to bring more women into the agriculture fold and to strike a balance.
    Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 11 May 2023
  • No one ever explained those differences and how to strike a balance.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In Google’s view, the warnings strike a balance between openness and protecting users.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The key is to strike a balance, sprinkling in just enough authentic language to evoke the era without overwhelming the reader.
    Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The goal is strike a balance between protecting the plants and preserving the butterfly.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 July 2024
  • China, alone among major nations as a Russia ally, has sought to strike a balance.
    Paul Wiseman, ajc, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, carmakers need to strike a balance—not just to serve the tastes of car owners but for a host of health and ecological reasons.
    Paul Amitai, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Adding in warmer tones and natural materials like stone help strike a balance in a living space.
    Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The hardest part of making any Top 10 list for the year in television is figuring out how to strike a balance between the old and the new, the acclaimed and the underrated, the mainstream and the niche.
    Noel Murray, Chron, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The Fed’s mandate is to strike a balance between keeping rates high enough to control inflation yet not so high as to damage the job market.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • The three sought throughout the evening to strike a balance between allowing parishioners to have their say and keeping the session moving, an effort that at times drew groans.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
  • These strike a balance of comfort with high-performance audio.
    Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The trick is to strike a balance—feeling secure without letting money define your entire sense of wealth.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Study your competitors and set the pricing accordingly to strike a balance.
    Expert Panel, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • As their parent, strive to strike a balance between knowing what your teen is doing, trusting them to have some private matters, and knowing when to step in.
    Denise Witmer, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Thankfully dresses help to strike a balance between both, and Amazon shoppers highlight that this under-$30 T-shirt dress is one to add to your closet.
    Carly Totten, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
  • Blades must strike a balance of being hard enough to prevent abrasion while cutting and soft enough to be resharpened without breaking.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Here are my airline etiquette rules, which aim to strike a balance between your own reasonable comforts and thoughtfulness to those around you.
    Kristie Koerbel, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • City leaders must strike a balance when addressing public fears.
    Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Green emphasized that all of the players involved need to strike a balance to ensure the state's ecological future is secure.
    ABC News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Biden has tried to strike a balance by arguing Israel has a right to self-defense while warning Israel to be as careful as possible.
    Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In the cancer journey, clinicians are forced to strike a balance in matching the aggressiveness of treatment to the aggressiveness of the tumor.
    Andre Esteva, TIME, 10 July 2024
  • Throughout the lobby, modern furniture pieces strike a balance between the old and the new, blending design styles to unite past and present worlds, while inviting guests to linger and admire the surroundings.
    Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
  • But alerts like this have to strike a balance between being informative and not becoming a distraction, so that makes sense.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023

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