- present tense form of stymie (3rd person singular).
stymies
Example Sentences
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Europe’s lack of one big customer also stymies defense-tech newcomers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
She said: “This is a disappointing and flawed approach that stymies crucial efforts to free Jimmy Lai and fundamentally undermines the government’s official position that he must be released.”
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
“We need to be able to break the gridlock that too often stymies progress and blocks consensus at the Council.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2023
"Include me in that category, if it's unnecessary and inappropriate regulation that stymies innovation and technology advancements," Bucshon said.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
But most, when tongues of golfers wag, Talking their dreadful shop Of rotten luck and stymies laid And chip-approaches, Taylor-made— Oh, then I want a standard gag To make the blighters stop.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
