Explore Stymied through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stymied meaning
simple past and past participle of stymie
Using Stymied
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stymie
- In the example corpus, stymied often appears in combinations such as: stymied by, been stymied, were stymied.
Context around Stymied
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stymied
- In this selection, "stymied" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scott, rigged, jewell, probe and initially stand out and add context to how "stymied" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after being stymied by twins and amyrian scott stymied the hawks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stymied" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and arable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stymied
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But, when Emily tried to collect, she was stymied. (9 words)
Those too would be stymied by an all-paid system. (10 words)
His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition. (14 words)
Before the Senate voted to advance the bill on Sunday, all but four Senate Republicans voted for a measure that would have stymied its progress, to protesting the fact that senators had not had more opportunity to propose changes to the bill. (42 words)
Peter Dinklage is one of those actors who always finds a way to create an indelible character, and he seems well-suited to the role of a composer who is creatively stymied and sets out on a journey to find inspiration. (41 words)
In a scene reminiscent of the Western Front, a gridlock among the three groups — McCarthy’s base of 201 Republican supporters, 212 Democrats and 20 hardline Republicans — stymied any decision in a contest that mirrored results from a day earlier. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
An IRS whistleblower said Weiss was stymied by US attorneys in Washington DC and Central California from bringing charges against President Joe Biden's son - despite Garland's words.
A sack by Ja’Terraius Brown ended a Hardin-Jefferson possession and an interception by Amyrian Scott stymied the Hawks’ next drive, too.
But the Kremlin’s main objective in the east is conquest, and Russian forces have been stymied by the Ukrainian defenders.
But the rigged, stymied probe described by took on a whole new dimension when federal Judge discovered an immunity provision hidden in the weeds of the agreement.
But, when Emily tried to collect, she was stymied.
By allowing these entities the unchecked and undocumented influx of funds to facilitate their often-undemocratic objectives, while the fight for the People’s rights, hopes and equal justice is frequently overlooked or stymied.
Caleb Jewell stymied WA's hopes throughout the opening half of the day, eventually scoring 121 to follow his ton against the same opponents in last weekend's One-Day Cup meeting.
Efforts to fight the fire and search for missing employees were stymied initially by the risk of further explosions and then by fears that fuel stored at the site could contaminate local waterways.
I am aware that some of my detractors would point to current condition of the city but our efforts to do better has been stymied by the government.
In a scene reminiscent of the Western Front, a gridlock among the three groups — McCarthy’s base of 201 Republican supporters, 212 Democrats and 20 hardline Republicans — stymied any decision in a contest that mirrored results from a day earlier.
Peter Dinklage is one of those actors who always finds a way to create an indelible character, and he seems well-suited to the role of a composer who is creatively stymied and sets out on a journey to find inspiration.
Rookie Matt Mervis crushed a tying RBI double in a seventh-inning breakthrough for Chicago, who rallied to win in Minneapolis after being stymied by Twins starter Sonny Gray.
The 49ers got behind early and an injury to quarterback in the first quarter stymied the offense.
The Campaign for Southern Equality says up to 5,000 trans youth there may see their gender-affirming medical care stymied by the bans.
Those too would be stymied by an all-paid system.
Although you might feel stymied by authority figures, this is a solid day to discuss shared income, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues as well as inheritances.
Before the Senate voted to advance the bill on Sunday, all but four Senate Republicans voted for a measure that would have stymied its progress, to protesting the fact that senators had not had more opportunity to propose changes to the bill.
But should he push for a new challenge, Liverpool's desire to gain top dollar for the Irishman could be stymied but the fact he would be entering the last 12 months of his contract.
His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition.
However, the implementation of these measures was stymied in the wake of a recent judicial review ruling sought by a number of animal welfare groups.
Common combinations with stymied
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stymied by 48×
- been stymied 13×
- were stymied 12×
- was stymied 10×
- stymied the 10×
- has stymied 9×
- be stymied 6×
- have stymied 6×
- stymied in 6×
- being stymied 4×