thwarting

Example Sentences

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"As her book's title suggests, it turns out Hill was quite busy behind the doors of justice, thwarting the integrity of the justice system she was sworn to protect and uphold," the justices wrote.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Golden Dome is a closely watched project for thwarting airborne attacks on the U.S. and its territories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The midfielder might have added a fourth late on but Levante goalkeeper Mathew Ryan denied him with an excellent reflex save, after first thwarting Raphinha.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Those experiments showed they could turn unresponsive cancers into responsive ones, thwarting tumor growth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

Now was the time, they all knew, if there ever was to be a time, when he ought to have it out with his friend and king—yet Guenever was thwarting him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White