Explore Thwarted through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like defeated or disappointed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Thwarted meaning
simple past and past participle of thwart
Synonyms of Thwarted
Using Thwarted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of thwart
- Useful related words include: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled.
- In the example corpus, thwarted often appears in combinations such as: thwarted by, was thwarted, been thwarted.
Context around Thwarted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thwarted
- In this selection, "thwarted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, show, dennis, coup, cluemaster and twice stand out and add context to how "thwarted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has been thwarted by a and but was thwarted twice firstly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thwarted" sits close to words such as abdullahi, cutter and endemic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thwarted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A climate-themed drag show thwarted by melting ice. (9 words)
Ebbsfleet's Greg Cundle is thwarted by Dulwich keeper Charlie Grainger on Saturday. (13 words)
His plans were thwarted when US law enforcement officers intercepted the package and alerted Police Scotland. (16 words)
His investigation has been thwarted by a political elite – especially the powerful Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah – that fears being found complicit in the use of the chemical for bomb-making and in one of the largest nonnuclear explosions in history. (41 words)
As Taylor’s office sought to investigate further, it was thwarted by a directive from the U.S. Department of Justice issued in July 2021 that said contacting voters placed them in jeopardy of violating federal laws regarding voter intimidation. (40 words)
But its efforts to form government have been thwarted by Thailand’s military-appointed senators, who are vehemently opposed to any effort that reduces the law’s scope or the onerous prison terms handed down to convicted offenders. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
A climate-themed drag show thwarted by melting ice.
After a rampaging break down the right flank by Andy Nicolson was thwarted, the ball was quickly recycled to allow Grant Anderson to touch down.
After their first attempt at the try line was thwarted, the Melbourne Rebels didn’t need a second invitation as Josh Kemeny burst through the ACT Brumbies defence.
And Kings Charles and Abdullah remain best mates despite the latter putting his half-brother Prince Hamzah under house arrest after he was implicated in a thwarted coup last May.
As Batman and Robin tried to keep their identities concealed from Aunt Harriet, they also thwarted Cluemaster's attempt to link the Batmobile to the Batcave.
A special forces soldier is hired by a journalist to take her to a remote island to gather information about mutants; their mission is thwarted when the journalist is kidnapped and the soldier must rescue her.
As Taylor’s office sought to investigate further, it was thwarted by a directive from the U.S. Department of Justice issued in July 2021 that said contacting voters placed them in jeopardy of violating federal laws regarding voter intimidation.
As well as crime statistics, each state should be required to keep an accurate record of crimes that have been thwarted by armed, law-abiding citizens.
A would-be kidnapper was thwarted after he messed with the wrong group of middle school students, police in Maryland say.
Brendan, who also created the show, toldback in March the mini-series was originally planned for 2021 but was " thwarted twice, firstly by -19 and then by a post Covid shortage of studios".
But its efforts to form government have been thwarted by Thailand’s military-appointed senators, who are vehemently opposed to any effort that reduces the law’s scope or the onerous prison terms handed down to convicted offenders.
But the local authority, which owns around half of the properties, has been thwarted by a series of high profile court case losses against Clune Park landlords.
Dennis thwarted Weymouth by tipping clear a thunderous Bearwish volley after Willson’s deft header at the back post, but the keeper could do nothing bout Weymouth’s second.
Dorsey’s first attempt at parole was thwarted, sources say, because of comments from legal officials in Covington County.
Ebbsfleet's Greg Cundle is thwarted by Dulwich keeper Charlie Grainger on Saturday.
Evergreen Tom Hussey (26) and the in-form Dylan Sutton (53 not out) then thwarted the Lions hopes of chasing an outright victory.
He followed her there but his mission was thwarted by traffic so he ended up calling Meredith when she and her kids had already boarded the plane.
His investigation has been thwarted by a political elite – especially the powerful Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah – that fears being found complicit in the use of the chemical for bomb-making and in one of the largest nonnuclear explosions in history.
His plans were thwarted when US law enforcement officers intercepted the package and alerted Police Scotland.
However, their plans were thwarted by the satellite York, who was revealed to have betrayed Vegapunk in order to become a World Noble, having secretly struck a deal with the Five Elders for this very purpose.
Common combinations with thwarted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- thwarted by 63×
- was thwarted 41×
- been thwarted 18×
- thwarted the 14×
- were thwarted 13×
- be thwarted 11×
- thwarted when 6×
- has thwarted 6×
- and thwarted 6×
- also thwarted 4×