thwarted
Example Sentences
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Nothing worked: The wily birds thwarted every defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Fukada's quiet portrait of solitude and thwarted love in rural Japan with his "Nagi Notes" is one of three Japanese movies in the 22-strong main competition in Cannes, the world's biggest film festival.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Mantel contends Yaroslavsky has thwarted efforts to increase the housing supply.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
“It is the same all the way through. Charming descriptions of mountain goats and ibexes! Blooming edelweiss and cute babies! This is not poetry. Where is the suffering? The torment? The thwarted dreams?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing thwarted
The Jungle
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Race to the Sun
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