hobble
Example Sentences
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Even if the war ends soon, his “excursion” will hobble the economy for months.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
"I vowed to myself I would never hobble after my hip replacement," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Their legs were tied together so that they could hardly hobble, and their hoofs were cruelly overgrown, so that they looked like rams’ horns or curly skates.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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