thwarting
Example Sentences
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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
Europe are desperate to end the current run of five convincing home wins and it feels as though America have given themselves their best chance of thwarting the visitors' ambitions.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
You have aided in thwarting me; now you shall come to my call.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
