Example Sentences

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Home Deport CEO Ted Decker said on Tuesday that macroeconomic pressures had hampered the home improvement market’s expected recovery in the third quarter.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

He said "a long list of injuries" had hampered a coach who arrived mid-season into a tough league and with English as his second language.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

A hamstring injury had hampered any hopes of him leaving for the NFL draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Bad weather had hampered the search for Grams and Haugen.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Our young friend acknowledged that, as a matter of fact, she had felt badly scared, and that this had hampered her seriously.

From First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life by Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de