thwart
Example Sentences
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Whenever officers approached to apprehend the dealer or break up his production facility, the neighbors would blow whistles, shout insults, block streets and otherwise try to thwart the mission.
Paramount has continued to make offers for Warner to thwart Netflix’s deal, arguing that its proposal is better, in part because it wants the entire company.
At the age of 14, Jemma Williamson, travelled from Wirral to Chester to attend a band signing event - but her dreams of meeting the star were thwarted as she was unable to get in.
From BBC
By contrast, he’s more optimistic about organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, where the central bureaucracy doesn’t seem “spring-loaded to thwart innovation.”
Anglo's bid to offload its loss-making company is not only being thwarted by the depressed market for mined diamonds, particularly in China, according to analysts.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
