hitch

Example Sentences

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The second test went off without a hitch in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Wall Street jitters about the Iran war spilled over Tuesday into a vital part of U.S. financial markets that typically hum along without a hitch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

A hitch at the police station meant Andrew's detention was slightly longer than it might have been.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But there is one small hitch, as described by Epstein in an email: “She is a microbiology major and is still in university, so I doubt that she could travel during the week.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

As he drowned them in butter and syrup, he decided that last night had just been a hitch.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers