handicap

Example Sentences

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Her Greek birthplace came to be a lifelong handicap: the Hoxha regime was convinced she was a foreign spy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It may transpire that Verstappen's car was handicapped when he set his fastest time.

From BBC

“We may go anyway, not only to argue Greg’s case but that of Scouting’s approach to all handicapped persons,” Mr. Golden told The Associated Press.

From New York Times

“Their idea is to handicap these institutions. Push them back to the first century,” Mashal says.

From Science Magazine

Golfers with lower handicaps were the healthiest, perhaps because they played more.

From New York Times