12 example sentences using balk.
Balk used in a sentence
Balk in a sentence as a noun
If renters balk at the 20% hold, they shouldn't be on vacation.
Most people balk at it but if it is part of a give and take over the rate they will embrace it.
$30,000 more per year is nothing to balk at. It is a serious amount of money.
People who balk at the 50% terms are likely to be problem customers, and are best avoided anyway.
The users balk when the price is raised, even though unlimited streaming and DVDs for a month still cost less than a decent meal.
People will balk at the seemingly arbitrary nature of the syntax and avoid trying the language.
Balk in a sentence as a verb
Both companies and sales people will always balk at having something you can show a judge in a small claims court if its just an empty promise.
Many customers aren't so stingy they'll balk at paying an extra dollar, they simply flock to free apps because you can't beat free.
They're happy to pay you to nail down another tiny detail about some kind of cancer, but try an innovative cure and they balk.
Propositions do tend to be somewhat spastic - voters seldom balk at spending money on boondoggles like the high speed train that is supposed to be finished any decade now. But I don't think it is a huge problem.
Imagine describing to a lay-person how a new library fit like a glove and saved you a couple thousand lines of code, only to have that person balk at your unoriginal, potentially dishonest work.
But companies balk at paying consulting fees equivalent to three professional salaries for something they think "should" be doable by one person with a magical combination of skills, who will work for maybe $80k.
Balk definitions
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
See also: baulk
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
See also: hindrance hinderance deterrent impediment baulk check handicap
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base