hindrances
- plural of hindrance.
Example Sentences
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Hindrances in its path do not indicate the presence of an enemy but of a friend who discovers the only sure way of securing its finest development.
From The Ascent of the Soul by Bradford, Amory H.
Hindrances having occurred, the MS. of the "Occasional Paper, No. I." was not completed till February 6th, 1866.
From A Retrospect by Taylor, James Hudson
Hindrances to his success—in the time in which he lived, in his surroundings, in himself.
From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes
Hindrances and pitfalls, dear girls, which beset us on our way to higher things!
From The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie
Hindrances nurture hardihood of spirit in the struggle against them, or in the effort to neutralize them.
From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston)