cripple

Example Sentences

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Economic sanctions have helped to cripple its economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Allan said the lapse would erode mission readiness and cripple morale.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

This means that when a hub reaches critical mass it can survive policy errors that would cripple a challenger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

David Gunn, an arable farmer and agricultural contractor from near Sevenoaks in Kent, said: "Inheritance tax is going to cripple the farmers, the small family farmers."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

"I'm grateful, my prince," he said, but Bran saw pity in his pale blue eyes, mingled perhaps with a little gladness that the cripple was, after all, not his son.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin