stymied

Example Sentences

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They are racing to resolve disputes in the next two weeks that have stymied negotiators for more than two decades—or at least make enough progress to extend negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But Indian cricket was stymied by the ICC regulation that meant Suryavanshi could not yet be picked for the senior team.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But USC was stymied and put up its fourth-worst shooting of the year at 31%.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

While options exist already for individuals to open their own retirement plans through IRAs, people often get stymied by the administrative hurdles and their own inertia and fail to create such accounts, experts said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

But a start was all they had, for even after a long discussion, the children were left stymied.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart