thwarting

Example Sentences

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"As her book's title suggests, it turns out Hill was quite busy behind the doors of justice, thwarting the integrity of the justice system she was sworn to protect and uphold," the justices wrote.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The midfielder might have added a fourth late on but Levante goalkeeper Mathew Ryan denied him with an excellent reflex save, after first thwarting Raphinha.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

He renounced his British passport and became an American citizen in 2019, and became fixated on thwarting China’s advancements in semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Those experiments showed they could turn unresponsive cancers into responsive ones, thwarting tumor growth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

As it is, you are thwarting yourself and your mentality.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole