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Definition
to refuse to comply
- When the principal balked, Pete asked him if he could live with allowing Louie to fail.p. 14.0
- A pretty place caught Lubin's eye, but when he suggested it, his hosts balked: a Star of David hung in the window.p. 37.0
- The men balked, but the guards forced them forward, and the POWs began jumping.p. 283.2
- In keeping with the goal of reconciliation, the memorial council sought the participation of relatives of the guards who'd been convicted and hanged, but the families balked, fearing ostracism.p. 394.8
There are no more uses of "balk" in Unbroken by Hillenbrand.
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