hamstring
noun
(in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
has hamstrung
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present perfectof hamstring (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Manifold’s abrupt departure adds to the leadership turmoil that has hamstrung BP in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The GAO report, released in September, details how the processing work dumped on ICE has hamstrung employees.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Recovery has been particularly crucial for schools in the region, which have anchored these mountain communities as the decline of the coal industry has hamstrung economic growth.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The team hoped that the rear wing would raise the speed at which the 'porpoising' problem that has hamstrung this season would instigate and it seems to have worked.
From BBC ● May 6, 2022
“Health and humanitarian organizations say the bloodshed has hamstrung efforts to combat a significant coronavirus outbreak in a country with weak health infrastructure and no access to coronavirus vaccines.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
