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

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

She favors installing parental controls, even though wily children can outwit them, on grounds that some thwarting is better than none at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 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

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole