undermined

Example Sentences

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Even as it propped me up, the cane undermined my ability to carry things around.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier attempts to confirm this kind of behavior were often undermined by technical noise and incomplete data.

From Science Daily

Critics say the mayor’s missteps have undermined public confidence in the rebuilding process.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics in and outside the Palisades say the mayor’s missteps have undermined public confidence in the rebuilding process.

From Los Angeles Times

Embarrassingly, AT&T would later unwind its own snakebit Warner acquisition, undermined by the long delay and management’s own miscalculations.

From The Wall Street Journal