Example Sentences

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In yet another example of how the immigration raids had crippled attendance, some buses were nearly empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It said the cost of living crisis had "crippled" the grassroots circuit, with its costs going up and footfall down.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Weighing on global growth is China’s disappointing recovery despite the lifting late last year of draconian zero-COVID policies, which had crippled commerce in the world’s second-biggest economy last year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

He led the country out of the worst of the pandemic that had crippled it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

But I had to back into them, and if I had crippled one it would have upset the tender.”

From The Mountain Divide by Both, Armand