Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hobble. Search instead for hobelte.
Definitions

hobble

[hob-uhl] / ˈhɒb əl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The stalemate would hobble the state, which might compel Netanyahu and his opponents to make some kind of deal, either with each other or with the Arab parties.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

"I vowed to myself I would never hobble after my hip replacement," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Sure you can hobble around the room all you want, but you can’t prove it.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

Still, anyone who has followed wrestling for years can see the way it hobbles its heels and heroes alike.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

India has suffered job losses as a 50% U.S. tariff, among the highest in the world, hobbles Indian exporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 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

Matthieu Jalibert hobbles off the field and that is a blow for France, who are already without Romain Ntamack at fly-half.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

Pop Pop picks up our dishes and hobbles to the sink.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

If the Braves don’t trade instead for Matt Olson, the Dodgers don’t have a hobbled Freeman hitting his walk-off, 10th-inning grand slam against the New York Yankees in the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Midrange drones have degraded some Russian electronic-warfare systems and hobbled 300 vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

Production at GKN's Garden Grove facility currently remains hobbled, at roughly 50% of normal, according to public statements, external by its UK parent company Melrose Industries.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, I found myself hobbled by a soft spot that buried my right foot.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

An unknowing visitor to the U.S. in 2026 might be forgiven for wondering why more Americans aren’t hobbling around in leg casts and wearing neck braces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

That afternoon when Fatima's parents came home from work, they were ready to ask about her first walk home but noticed her hobbling.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds


Vocabulary lists containing hobble

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com