How to use "offset" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "offset" in popular movie and book plots

  • Matt then organizes the boys at the home to work as a group, in support of one another, in order to offset the larger, stronger teenagers.  - Fighting Father Dunne
  • Though the pair are completely incompatible with each other, they do acquire the other’s strengths to offset their own deficiencies.  - Friendly Fire (TV series)
  • The only difference is that Monkey’s positive Yang energy is offset by the demon's far more powerful negative Yin energy.  - A Supplement to the Journey to the West
  • But its panacea is a deceptive one; those who do drink tend to find the peace so gained offset by new difficulties.  - The Well of the Unicorn
  • Later she tells Gene that if he signs a general contract with her, he would make enough money to offset his poor horse sales.  - The Old Barn Dance
  • Alan's initial joy is offset by strange events and apparitions.  - The Girl in a Swing (film)
  • Mainwaring admits that that means the boat becomes the property of the bank, and can be used to offset the overdraft.  - Sons of the Sea (Dad's Army)
  • This term now starts to offset the still increasing ram drag, eventually causing net thrust to start to increase.  - Jet engine performance
  • To offset this, the normally reclusive nymphs of Sedgwick Forest, led by Elora (Kristanna Loken) side with Ehb against Gallian.  - In the Name of the King
  • Homer and Bart try to think of a way that Duncan can make money to help offset the costs of keeping him.  - Saddlesore Galactica
  • Exeter takes the Earthlings back to his world, sealing them in protective tubes to offset pressure differences between planets.  - This Island Earth
  • Wills' first innings top score of 39* was offset by his on-field drunkenness and a reluctance to bowl for fear of being called.  - Tom Wills
  • McCoy convinces T'Pau to allow him to inject Kirk with a tri-ox compound to offset the effects of the Vulcan atmosphere.  - Amok Time

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