hamstrung

Example Sentences

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A lot of people are sick of feeling hamstrung.

From Salon

“Everything is just costing a higher amount, and people are needing to take a withdrawal because many people don’t have emergency savings. The problem is that, by the time you retire, you’ve hamstrung your growth.”

From MarketWatch

He added that the decision about whether to proceed with the prosecution was taken by the CPS, "who were hamstrung by antiquated legislation".

From BBC

That natural attrition is slowing because more workers, hamstrung by declining job openings and spooked by fears of an economic downturn, are staying put.

From The Wall Street Journal

“For decades, the Department has been hamstrung by entrenched staffing problems and organizational culture resistant to reform and accountability,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times