Hurdles is an English word with synonyms like hurdling. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hurdles meaning
plural of hurdle
Synonyms of Hurdles
Using Hurdles
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of hurdle
- Useful related words include: hurdling, hurdle race, track event.
- In the example corpus, hurdles often appears in combinations such as: the hurdles, hurdles and, hurdles to.
Context around Hurdles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hurdles
- In this selection, "hurdles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, meter, 400m, created, came, finals and faced stand out and add context to how "hurdles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 100 meter hurdles and bella and 110 meter hurdles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hurdles" sits close to words such as abundant, archaeological and foremost, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hurdles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But she also faces bureaucratic hurdles when working with the government. (11 words)
Camden Arndt took first in the 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles. (13 words)
All three Jamaican women advanced to Thursday’s final of the women’s 400m hurdles. (15 words)
Asked by Republican Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina whether he had tried to figure out if Weiss was facing any hurdles in bringing charges against the president’s son, Garland said he had purposely kept his distance to keep a promise not to interfere. (45 words)
But the family faces a series of new regulatory and financial hurdles — including a push by local regulators to throw the governor’s son in jail over thousands of dollars in unpaid penalties connected to the plant’s pollution. (39 words)
Among the highlights in the boys meet was Steven West of Sandia claiming the 1,600-meter title, Mason Lovato of Volcano Vista sweeping the two hurdles finals, and Sandia Prep capturing first in the sprint medley relay. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The hurdles were good to the Duhawks as well, with first-year Bailey Vance winning the 100 meter hurdles, and Bella Solis winning the 400 meter hurdles.
She won silver with a new personal best in the 100m hurdles, came fourth in the javelin, eighth in the long jump and fifth in the 400m hurdles with a personal best time.
At the season’s final event at Kinnett Stadium in Columbus, Gibbs finished first in the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles, and he was fourth in the pole vault.
The coronavirus pandemic created hurdles to completing a baseball season – just as it has created hurdles to every aspect of our lives.
Camden Arndt took first in the 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles.
Allen missed part of Eagles camp with a calf strain that he suffered while running the 110 meter hurdles at the U.S. championships.
All three Jamaican women advanced to Thursday’s final of the women’s 400m hurdles.
Although often overlooked, a strong identity governance strategy can address these hurdles, and should be a foundational part of every IT and security initiative.
Among the highlights in the boys meet was Steven West of Sandia claiming the 1,600-meter title, Mason Lovato of Volcano Vista sweeping the two hurdles finals, and Sandia Prep capturing first in the sprint medley relay.
Among the hurdles faced by Anderson in the US were her lack of insurance and her legal status in the country.
Among the hurdles have been Israeli settlement of occupied land and feuding between Western-backed Palestinian authority in the occupied West Bank and the Hamas movement governing in Gaza.
As a young boy growing up, he was creative and of course, was faced with hurdles.
As FPIs navigate the set thresholds, the need for investment realignment might pose operational hurdles.
Asked by Republican Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina whether he had tried to figure out if Weiss was facing any hurdles in bringing charges against the president’s son, Garland said he had purposely kept his distance to keep a promise not to interfere.
But experts say North Korea still has some technological hurdles to clear before obtaining functioning nuclear missiles.
But for a show as creative and inventive as "Community" to have its episodes halved, that can cause some storytelling hurdles.
But she also faces bureaucratic hurdles when working with the government.
But the family faces a series of new regulatory and financial hurdles — including a push by local regulators to throw the governor’s son in jail over thousands of dollars in unpaid penalties connected to the plant’s pollution.
By sharing these success stories, we emphasize that it is possible to overcome the hurdles of denied claims.
Celina’s Kaden Murlin (discus and shot put), Lima Senior’s Zion Jackson (11o hurdles) and Shawnee’s Noah Williams (1,600) were among the individual winners.
Common combinations with hurdles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hurdles 34×
- hurdles and 20×
- hurdles to 19×
- hurdles in 18×
- -meter hurdles 10×
- significant hurdles 7×
- hurdles that 7×
- hurdles at 6×
- hurdles including 6×
- hurdles the 6×