How to Use stymie in a Sentence

stymie

verb

• Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money.
• The Ukrainians aim to stymie the Russians in the east and probe in the south in search of a breakthrough.
  — Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022
• That could stymie successful growth, or even lead to death.
  — WIRED, 31 Oct. 2022
• How are those counties trying to stymie those projects?
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• And can the Niners' league-beating defense stymie any threat from the Falcons?
  — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2022
• That was later stymied by the Bank of Canada's decision to raise rates.
  — WSJ, 7 June 2023
• Patzer pushed for 15 years to jump-start the data collection process but said she was stymied by red tape.
  — Ben Tanen, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• Caskey stymied a Heritage Christian rally in the fourth quarter with a layup, then put it to bed with back-to-back trips to the line.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
• The Celtics didn’t make enough defensive adjustments and they were stymied by the 76ers zone defense in the second half.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• The search for long Covid treatments has been stymied by the lack of a biomarker, something that doctors can test for or measure.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 May 2023
• Saline took its second drive down to the Brighton 23, but Evan Daily came up with a big third-down sack of Carr for a loss of 7 yards to stymie the scoring threat.
  — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
• Evers, meanwhile, faced the same GOP control, but the party used it to stymie many of his initiatives.
  — D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022
• Both offenses were stymied without points on either side in the first and third quarters.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• Both offenses were stymied without points on either side in the third quarter.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Short worked himself into an 0-2 count, stymied by Patiño’s slider.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
• Access to jobs and housing can be stymied for people with less than stellar credit.
  — Deb Gordon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• And information flowing out of Gaza, showing the conditions on the ground, has been stymied.
  — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
• Both offenses were stymied without points on either side in the second and fourth quarters.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• Collinsworth had been right: Without their talismanic tight end, the Chiefs’ offense was stymied.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The lack of air conditioning doesn’t just stymie students’ learning.
  — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022
• In 2021, after salmon numbers on the Willamette reached historic lows, a federal judge said the fish’s recovery had been stymied far too long.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2023
• The other theme that runs through the film is his ambition as a performer and the way that the recording industry stymied his efforts to become a full-fledged pop star.
  — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
• Conditions would have stymied efforts to raise crops, such as the barley raised in warmer Tibetan valleys and lowlands.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
• In the House of Representatives, opponents of the bill attempted to stymie its process in the Rules Committee.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 July 2023
• Search-and-rescue crews looking for Huang were stymied by avalanche and snowfall risks, authorities said.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves to stymie the Stars, including 19 in the second period alone, when the Stars had five power plays.
  — Dallas News, 26 Nov. 2022
• Quarterback Baker Mayfield and the offense were stymied in the season finale against Carolina but played well down the stretch.
  — Ayrton Ostly, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
• Perhaps, but the conditions that have stymied buyers and raised concerns over the lack of affordability are still very much with us.
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 6 July 2023
• However, many experts agree that Beijing's stonewalling and failure to fully share raw data has stymied progress and forced the debate to a staunch stalemate.
  — Terry Moran, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Rounding into form, the 30-year-old Hargrave seems more equipped than most defenders to stymie the Brotherly Shove.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024