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View definitions for hobble

hobble

verb as in limp

verb as in hamper the progress of

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Example Sentences

This has long been a point of contention, but removing this funding would likely hobble the agency.

From Salon

He knows that Democrats would have done more, if not hobbled by Republicans who control the House.

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Some argue that allowing a dysfunctional government to hobble on for another year would have led to more instability and deadlock.

From BBC

The Cowboys are hobbled and humbled, having lost three in a row.

Davis hobbled after a couple of awkward landings on his left foot, falling to the ground and forcing the Lakers to call timeout midway through the fourth quarter.

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