cripple

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"It does feel cripplingly lonely when everyone has their own thing to do."

From BBC

Earlier this year, London classical music venue Wigmore Hall quit the annual funding system, calling it "crippling".

From BBC

“We will engage in good-faith dialogue, but we will not accept any outcome that cripples UC’s core mission or undermines taxpayer investments.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Those measures were valuable in the last bird-flu outbreak, when Cal-Maine largely avoided the severe flock losses that crippled many competitors.”

From Barron's

But it also cripples his sanity since the fire creates more vengeful spirits that only he can see.

From Salon