hindrance

Example Sentences

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The hindrance rule is meant to stop a player from interfering with an opponent's ability to make a shot, either by shouting, making noise or dropping a ball from their pocket.

From BBC

With the match on serve, Sabalenka was hit with a hindrance call for grunting, triggering a long video review and boos.

From Barron's

But with one Welsh contestant already banished - is Fiona's Welsh accent a help or a hindrance?

From BBC

In Matthew Pearl’s novel, an ambitious writer finds that the editor downstairs is more hindrance than help.

From The Wall Street Journal

In explaining the reasons for England's poor performance in the Ashes, Key pointed to the white-ball series in New Zealand prior to this tour as a hindrance to preparation in Australia.

From BBC