hamstrung

Example Sentences

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"Clubs wanted to ensure they were in a compliant position rather than having an additional headache of being hamstrung under the new rules."

From BBC

Initially, his biggest obstacle is Picasso, whose influence both liberated and hamstrung Lam.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

In other words, AI will continue to be adopted by more people and companies, but that won’t necessarily benefit the hyperscalers—they will find themselves increasingly hamstrung by electricity constraints.

From Barron's

Those kinds of worries hamstrung President Joe Biden.

From Barron's