How do you use Hurdle in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like vault or barrier, plus the exact meaning.

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Hurdle in a sentence

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Hurdle meaning

  1. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
  2. An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
  3. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.

Synonyms of Hurdle

Example sentences (20)

Chrystia Freeland's approval was the last hurdle for the deal after the Competition Bureau approved it in September.

In England and Wales, similar legislation passed its final hurdle in Parliament in 2022, but has yet to take effect.

The hurdle builders face is a lack of knowledge about those coming to Fort Smith because of the pilot training center.

But probably the biggest environmental hurdle for the Aurora mine would be the release of mercury, Tuttle said.

That was Kingston’s first mental hurdle, because the same move that put away Andrade was not good enough here.

The next hurdle is getting the bill through the full House, and that will (or will not) happen late Wednesday.

Last month's green light from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board cleared the final hurdle in CP Rail's bid to buy KCS.

Clear break of 100-DMA, one-month-old descending trend line favors AUD/NZD bulls to approach 50-DMA hurdle.

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It’s a excessive hurdle, so solely amendments which can be clearly broadly useful will win ample backing to be carried out.

Although everything is in place, the final hurdle remains waiting for its 'third-party utilities provider'.

But what if I told you that there was a way to bypass this initial hurdle and jump straight into the game?

That hurdle has risked her access to the programs that help her afford groceries and an in-home caregiver.

That said, SpaceX would face one final hurdle: the acquisition of a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Brazilian is approaching a move to the Scottish Premiership but one final hurdle remains for the deal.

The first hurdle is that his candidature might not sit well with the people in view of his widely perceived Diaspora Status.

Another hurdle awaiting the aerotropolis initiative is the lack of buy-in by the aviation workers’ union.

Conor O’Donohoe said Wild Youth are focusing on the first hurdle of qualifying from the semi-final stage.

Data accuracy also remains a key hurdle for AI applications due to the existing gaps and inconsistencies in trade statistics.

However, unfortunately, the contestant seemed to fall at the final hurdle as she appeared to slip while picking up the paper.

Another hurdle is his need for a lyricist - his previous co-lead singer used to write the lyrics, whilst he composed the music.

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Common combinations with hurdle

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hurdle" in a sentence?
An example: "Chrystia Freeland's approval was the last hurdle for the deal after the Competition Bureau approved it in September." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "hurdle" from real English texts.
What does "hurdle" mean?
Hurdle means: An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
What are synonyms of "hurdle"?
Common synonyms of "hurdle" include: vault, barrier, obstacle, obstruction, jump, jumping, overleap.
How many example sentences with "hurdle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "hurdle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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