How do you use Hinder in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like prevent or foreclose, plus the exact meaning.
Hinder in a sentence
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Hinder meaning
- To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- To cause harm.
Synonyms of Hinder
Using Hinder
- The main meaning on this page is: To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. | To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent. | To cause harm.
- Useful related words include: prevent, foreclose, forestall, embarrass.
- In the example corpus, hinder often appears in combinations such as: hinder the, to hinder, not hinder.
Context around Hinder
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hinder
- In this selection, "hinder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, penalty, may, challenges, results, reaching and fruiting stand out and add context to how "hinder" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hinder is a and a penalty hinder results in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hinder" sits close to words such as astronomers, booths and chanting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hinder
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Certain stats will either hinder or help them in future waves. (11 words)
His size or lack of it will ultimately hinder his career. (11 words)
Do these licensee patents significantly hinder the implementation of SPD by other licensees? (13 words)
But the UGT, Spain’s other main union, warned it could stigmatise women in the workplace and indirectly hinder their “access to the labour market”, a stance echoed by the main right-wing opposition Popular Party (PP). (37 words)
A hinder is a replay of the current rally (the server resumes play at the first serve), while a penalty hinder results in the player who caused the avoidable obstruction to lose the rally. (34 words)
Attorneys for Trump did not respond to request for comment, but a Trump campaign spokesman called the case a continuation of an effort to hinder his electoral prospects. (28 words)
Do these licensee patents significantly hinder the implementation of SPD by other licensees? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
A hinder is a replay of the current rally (the server resumes play at the first serve), while a penalty hinder results in the player who caused the avoidable obstruction to lose the rally.
A flashy and original design should not hinder the game or create additional discomfort.
A lack of transparency in this regard can lead to unpleasant surprises and hinder the ability to make informed decisions.
At the Nov. 29 meeting, conservation officials questioned whether a refusal to extend would hinder the Trustees’ winter restoration projects.
Attorneys for Trump did not respond to request for comment, but a Trump campaign spokesman called the case a continuation of an effort to hinder his electoral prospects.
Ballard-Fisher was before the court charged with six counts of assault police and one charge of hinder or resist police.
Be aware of your thoughts and feelings about money and how they may hinder reaching your goals.
Be careful not to prune excessively and remove the branches with lots of flowers and leaves, as this “will hinder fruiting” and cause “significant stress” for the plant.
But challenges hinder the ability of pharmacists in independent and community settings to get treatments to patients who need them.
But markets are concerned that rising infections could hinder a more significant near-term economic recovery.
But the UGT, Spain’s other main union, warned it could stigmatise women in the workplace and indirectly hinder their “access to the labour market”, a stance echoed by the main right-wing opposition Popular Party (PP).
Certain stats will either hinder or help them in future waves.
Do these licensee patents significantly hinder the implementation of SPD by other licensees?
Efforts to implement the strategic payroll alternative system must not hinder the state’s financial sustainability and government’s ability to launch major projects, he further noted.
Either way, the porting of previous-generation console versions might not hinder the development of a potential third game in the franchise.
Eliminate budget and statutory limitations that hinder the Services’ ability to increase incentive pay and retention bonuses for DoD behavioral health clinicians.
Ferguson quickly dismisses the idea that Trump’s legal issues will hurt him because criminal cases against leading political figures often do not hinder their political success.
His size or lack of it will ultimately hinder his career.
I am in agreement -- Macy's store closures and lack of growth opportunities hinder its top-line growth significantly.
In addition, cultural beliefs and negative experiences within the health care system can serve as barriers that further hinder patients’ access to mammograms.
Common combinations with hinder
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hinder the 58×
- to hinder 31×
- not hinder 22×
- could hinder 19×
- and hinder 15×
- hinder their 15×
- that hinder 15×
- can hinder 14×
- hinder his 9×
- or hinder 8×