Example Sentences

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For too long, divisions sown by history, domestic politics, sovereignty disputes and other disagreements have hamstrung cooperation between Japan and South Korea.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2021

Even in Libya, where warring factions have hamstrung the oil industry for years, production is rising.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

The government hopes to solve the supply constraints that have hamstrung the vaccination effort with new production lines as well as the approval of a new homemade vaccine and another in the pipeline.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021

We have hamstrung prescribed fire efforts with laws restricting the amount of particulate that can deliberately be introduced into an airshed.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

Specially, that it was a great pity to have hamstrung Bras-Coupé, a man who even in his cursing had made an exception in favor of the ladies.

From The Grandissimes by Cable, George Washington