Example Sentences

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The costs of production are just cripplingly high.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Foremost, local policymakers can take steps to make U.S. cities less cripplingly car-dependent.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023

Opening the BCC's annual conference Ms Haviland said companies had been hit by "eye-watering" energy bills, rising interest rates and a "cripplingly tight labour market".

From BBC • May 17, 2023

The United States has sent federal law enforcement officials, including from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, to help in the investigation into the attack, which has further destabilized the cripplingly poor Caribbean nation.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2021

“Dad’s weird because he’s afraid we’re going to be cripplingly and emotionally damaged,” Maya replied, her pen between her teeth as she flipped back and forth between her physics textbook and her lab book.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway