hamstrung
Example Sentences
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With Farage no longer an MP and fighting his own by-election in Clacton in Essex - he is hamstrung when it comes to devoting as much time and energy to Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Private equity’s pileup of unsold investments—just shy of 33,000 companies globally worth more than $3 trillion—has hamstrung fundraising and strained relations with fund investors waiting to get money back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
What that means in the short-term is that the Federal Reserve is going to be a bit hamstrung.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
