hobbling

Example Sentences

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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

Jamie Smith was run out in a mix-up with Bethell, a hobbling Stokes poked to slip and Brydon Carse edged the superb Scott Boland.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

It is crippling industry and hobbling Europe’s ability to attract key economic drivers like artificial intelligence, which requires cheap and abundant electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

“Heh,” said Werfel, hobbling a little from a crushed toe.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin