hindrance
Example Sentences
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The ATP rulebook states that any distractions caused by a player "result in the loss of a point" regardless of if the hindrance was intentional or unintentional.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
A deliberate hindrance is defined as "the player meant to do what it was that caused the hindrance or distraction".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
In Northern Europe, winter isn’t a hindrance for war, but in fact makes it more likely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Severe winter weather can also be a hindrance, as it was last month.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
One day I found that I was striding long distances without hindrance, my bundle light.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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