hindrance

Example Sentences

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A deliberate hindrance is defined as "the player meant to do what it was that caused the hindrance or distraction".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Two-time finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In Northern Europe, winter isn’t a hindrance for war, but in fact makes it more likely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Severe winter weather can also be a hindrance, as it was last month.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

We both did what we had to do without any hindrance, and when we met again at one o’clock reported it done.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens