crippled

Example Sentences

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This isn’t only humanitarian restraint; it’s the construction of a “golden bridge” across which a crippled leadership can eventually retreat while saying all hasn’t been lost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He said they were being "crippled with fuel prices".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There are also calls to overhaul rules related to special treatment of developing countries and achieving a level playing field for trade, as well as a push to restore the organisation's crippled dispute settlement system.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East crippled travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

For the first time he faced the fact that his hand was crippled.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes