stymied

Example Sentences

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A report reveals additional ways fire crews were stymied in efforts to get enough water to fight the Palisades fire in January.

From Los Angeles Times

It's a wearying cycle of failure from a team that's still stymied by its own weak psychology.

From BBC

Paramount wants to avoid piling on the debt, which is what stymied Zaslav’s efforts to build Warner into a streaming giant.

From Los Angeles Times

Men’s ability to adapt to modernity is being stymied by propagandists and grifters, who persuade men to adopt anti-social behavior, because doing so is incredibly profitable.

From Salon

The party, after all, has a yawning generation gap that has stymied younger politicians from attaining power, ascending to leadership and freshening Democrats’ image and agenda.

From Salon