thwarts

Example Sentences

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It brings to mind this concept of malicious compliance, where you’re technically doing what you’re supposed to, but in a way that actually thwarts the goals of the powers that be.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

“The Challenge” injects randomness and chaos into the mix that thwarts the most studious strategists, mainly by throwing people for a loop by changing up certain games and tossing psychological tests into its pressure cooker.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

And while most of us will want to tell ourselves that murderers are different from the rest of us, a woman like Montgomery — so personable, so ladylike — thwarts that disidentification.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

He starts to get up, but Sandy quickly thwarts his effort, ushering for me to follow her into the kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

The men took turns hacking ice off the thwarts and bows, and bailing to keep the small boats from foundering.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong