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Hamstrung in a sentence

Hamstrung meaning

Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.

Using Hamstrung

  • The main meaning on this page is: Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.
  • In the example corpus, hamstrung often appears in combinations such as: hamstrung by, hamstrung the, been hamstrung.

Context around Hamstrung

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

begins 1× officers 1× passing 1× season 1× sussex 1× largely 1× seems 1× severely 1×

Often after:

agony 1× fuel 1×

Sentence patterns with Hamstrung

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alice s hamstrung agony mushrooms 1× ammunition and hamstrung in their 1× and has hamstrung the entire 1× club is hamstrung by tight 1× control officers hamstrung in their 1× exactly be hamstrung if he 1× had been hamstrung by a 1× has largely hamstrung the body 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dispatch in 1× alice s hamstrung 1× britain s delivery 1× but china s 1× giolito is a 1× he begins hamstrung 1×

Common sentence endings:

a small deposit 1× act prohibition notice 1× advancing enemy soldiers 1× and leadership issues 1× and sustainability rules 1× body s work 1×

Words around Hamstrung

Just before it in the word index:

hamstrings 30 hamstringing 5 hamstring 588 hamstone 2 hamsters 46 hamster 70

Just after it in the word index:

hamsun 25 hamtramck 18 hamu 2 hamuli 2 hamwele 3 hamwi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarp 83 accretion 83 aerosols 83 affray 83 aki 83 albinism 83

Corpus analysis for Hamstrung

  • In this selection, "hamstrung" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, begins, officers, passing, agony and fuel stand out and add context to how "hamstrung" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alice s hamstrung agony mushrooms and ammunition and hamstrung in their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hamstrung" sits close to words such as aarp, accretion and aerosols, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hamstrung

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That effort has largely hamstrung the body’s work. (9 words)

The PNC seems hamstrung with funding challenges and leadership issues. (10 words)

Obviously, the injuries at the beginning of the season hamstrung the team, excuse the pun. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

There was perhaps little to excite – or placate – London's renters in last week's Autumn Statement, though Jeremy Hunt's pledge to extend the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme may prove a boon to those hamstrung by a small deposit. (39 words)

But China's economy hit the buffers this summer as growing numbers of property developers defaulted on debts, caught short in a crackdown on excessive borrowing which began in 2020 and has hamstrung the entire industry. (36 words)

Illegal nicotine vaping products are continuing to flow into the country, generating a serious national health issue, with border control officers hamstrung in their attempts to choke it without a Customs Act prohibition notice. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

A dispatch in the Times by its former Kyiv correspondent said Ukrainian troops defending the frontline area were “starved of ammunition” and hamstrung in their attempts to repel the advancing enemy soldiers.

Alice’s hamstrung agony mushrooms until one particular delusion encourages her to seize upon the redemptive power of narrative.

Britain’s delivery network was hamstrung during the final months of 2022 by more than a dozen days of postal walk-outs.

But China's economy hit the buffers this summer as growing numbers of property developers defaulted on debts, caught short in a crackdown on excessive borrowing which began in 2020 and has hamstrung the entire industry.

Giolito is a good bet to bounce back — given his age, durability and intact skills — and the Red Sox won’t exactly be hamstrung if he doesn’t.

He begins hamstrung, to some extent, by Chelsea’s conviction that they had owned the future with their transfer-market business.

Illegal nicotine vaping products are continuing to flow into the country, generating a serious national health issue, with border control officers hamstrung in their attempts to choke it without a Customs Act prohibition notice.

Jacob Stockdale’s chances of staying top of the standby list for Ireland’s World Cup squad have been hamstrung.

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Like I say, for those of us working parents, already hamstrung by the railway strikes, this winter is about to get a whole lot more unpleasant.

Mahomes ranks 10th in yards passing, hamstrung in part by a young group of wide receivers that have struggled to get open.

Not entirely within the manager’s control working under a director of football as the club is hamstrung by tight financial constraints in order to comply with profit and sustainability rules.

Obviously, the injuries at the beginning of the season hamstrung the team, excuse the pun.

Queensland’s Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Col Briggs said detectives had first been tipped off in 2021, but had been hamstrung by a lack of evidence.

Quite a few of these celeb-backed businesses have been hamstrung by legal and financial troubles before crashing and burning.

Sussex hamstrung by an ankle injury to Ollie Robinson which meant he couldn’t bowl after lunch on the third day.

That effort has largely hamstrung the body’s work.

The entity’s weak financial position has hamstrung its ability to pay suppliers, and it owes its creditors more than R8.

The PNC seems hamstrung with funding challenges and leadership issues.

There was perhaps little to excite – or placate – London's renters in last week's Autumn Statement, though Jeremy Hunt's pledge to extend the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme may prove a boon to those hamstrung by a small deposit.

This surge was an immediate consequence of refinery outages and Russia's incursion into Ukraine, which severely hamstrung fuel supplies.

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Common combinations with hamstrung

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hamstrung" in a sentence?
An example: "A dispatch in the Times by its former Kyiv correspondent said Ukrainian troops defending the frontline area were “starved of ammunition” and hamstrung in their attempts to repel the advancing enemy soldiers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hamstrung" from authentic English texts.
What does "hamstrung" mean?
Hamstrung means: Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.
How many example sentences with "hamstrung" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hamstrung", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.