crippled

Example Sentences

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Since then, shipping in the area has been crippled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He said they were being "crippled with fuel prices".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There are also calls to overhaul rules related to special treatment of developing countries and achieving a level playing field for trade, as well as a push to restore the organisation's crippled dispute settlement system.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The failed campaigns left his father in financial and emotional turmoil that crippled his marriage when Newsom was a small boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“Show me the runway!” the pilot cried out, hoping desperately that he was close enough to Kennedy to somehow glide his crippled plane to a safe landing.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell