cripple

Example Sentences

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Private preschool owners say the rush of 4-year-olds joining public schools threatens to cripple their businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Our goal is to liberate the Iranian people in a fashion that does not cripple their chance to start a new and better life when this regime collapses," Graham wrote on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Economic sanctions have helped to cripple its economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

His military wanted to cripple Russian refineries, pushing Moscow to negotiate on better terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The division’s first fifteen years were consistently, amazingly profitable—there wasn’t the first hint that it might be running risks that would cause it to lose money, much less cripple its giant parent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis