hamstrung

Example Sentences

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Whoever comes in, though, will be hamstrung by the same issues Wane faced.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Those kinds of worries hamstrung President Joe Biden.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

A lot of people are sick of feeling hamstrung.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

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 • Sep. 25, 2025

His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson