thwarting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mostly, Julian and Lori take turns thwarting his obnoxious kids and threatening to quit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
Revolution’s experimental drugs seek to block the driver, thereby thwarting cancers including lung, pancreatic and colon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Those experiments showed they could turn unresponsive cancers into responsive ones, thwarting tumor growth.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025
You have aided in thwarting me; now you shall come to my call.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
