cripple

Example Sentences

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The January 23–26 system dumped snow and crippling ice from New Mexico to Maine, with some of the worst effects felt in the South, and it was linked to more than 100 deaths.

From Barron's

In yet another example of how the immigration raids had crippled attendance, some buses were nearly empty.

From Los Angeles Times

Plaid Cymru MS Sioned Williams said that while the baby bundles were welcomed, families had been waiting "throughout a crippling cost of living crisis" since the scheme was piloted in 2020.

From BBC

That move sparked a major row between Beijing and the West that threatened to cripple car manufacturers that rely on Nexperia chips.

From Barron's

The storm was expected to linger for days, shifting into the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states while crippling daily life and ushering in a frigid air mass across the country.

From Barron's