crippling
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- cripplingly adverb
Example Sentences
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A crippling blow isn’t guaranteed against a regime armed with buffers and a long history of defying economic squeezes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Yet instead of supporting this sector, U.S. sanctions are crippling it.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Beijing shares close ties with Islamabad and Tehran, and has been Iran's largest trading partner during years of crippling US-led sanctions.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In his newly released memoir, Galaxy great Landon Donovan recounts his troubled relationship with his father and how he overcame crippling depression.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
To people who don't run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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