thwarting

Example Sentences

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The setting also dictates the response: Thwarting battlefield attacks in Ukraine requires a different approach from protecting infrastructure against spying drones in a crowded European city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Thwarting the switches “really comes down to oversight and enforcement,” Corlette said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Thwarting the rash could also help people make a swifter exit from isolation, which can stretch for weeks as patients wait for their lesions to scab and heal over.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2022

Thwarting the desired message, Solange aims to keep folks company more than to guide them home.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2016

I thank you for this act, Thwarting a bad intent.

From Stories in Verse by Abbey, Henry