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hobble

[hob-uhl] / ˈhɒb əl /




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England were left needing 19 from the last with Buttler on strike but, barely able to hobble a single, he holed out at deep mid-wicket.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

As implied here all along, Netflix’s real triumph was driving up the price Paramount had to pay and saddling the newcomer with enough debt to hobble any challenge to Netflix’s streaming dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

The gravel made her hobble and she left it and went on up the flower bed.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

If the hit from U.S. tariffs hobbles growth significantly, that could prompt the RBI to act again, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

One of those points is that Apple intentionally hobbles third-party messaging apps to make them less attractive than the phone’s default Messages app.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2024

In the video, three Huntington Park police officers approach Anthony Lowe, 36, as he hobbles away on what remains of his legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

She hobbles on the side of her foot and shooting pain means she can't walk far.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022

But you can’t get to London without money and that’s why he hobbles up to us that Friday, the day before Confirmation.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

In addition to Freeman, who has been hobbled all month by a sore right knee, the Dodgers are rushing to get designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, starting pitcher Blake Snell and closer Edwin Díaz healthy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Since June the tiny west African nation has been hobbled by prolonged blackouts, which have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, right at the peak of the hot season.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

By Thursday’s close it sat 2.7% shy of the record high hit last month, hobbled by a global bond market selloff that’s pushed U.S. benchmark borrowing costs to the brink of 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Home sales in August fell to their lowest level in more than a year, after rising mortgage rates dealt another blow to a hobbled housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

She moved as lightly as a baby bird, but still she hobbled and slid.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Critics are concerned that the spending cuts are already hobbling the agency’s ability to ensure more complex returns are filed correctly.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Many Goma residents previously relied on relief supplies delivered through the city’s international airport, but the rebels have shut the airport down, hobbling aid groups’ efforts to replenish depleted stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

I could see him now, hobbling to the bodega to get me some random, no-frills girlie diapers because that’s the kind he can afford.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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