hamstrung
Example Sentences
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Those kinds of worries hamstrung President Joe Biden.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
Yet its efforts have been hamstrung by tariffs and other issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
A lot of people are sick of feeling hamstrung.
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025
Director Tammi is certainly hamstrung by the slapdash script.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
