How to Use hinder in a Sentence

hinder

verb
  • It's not clear whether the change will help or hinder our project.
  • The country's economic growth is being hindered by the sanctions.
  • The witness refused to cooperate, hindering the investigation.
  • Who is there to help or hinder this hero?
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • It’s hindered so many things for them.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That has hindered their progress.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Still, the boy won’t let the adult’s fear hinder him.
    — Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • How will that help him or hinder him next season?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The move could hinder access to shots for healthy kids.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But the way the account is set up could hinder its success.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Injuries have hindered Trout for much of this decade.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Injuries have hindered Trout for much of this decade.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Would having an extra set of eyes and ears at home help or hinder you?
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Staying too open lengthens your job search and can hinder your progress.
    — Kimberly Thompson, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Has working with a script helped or hindered your process when being on stage?
    — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 15 June 2023
  • But the state has been reluctant to hinder growth.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Most carriers have steps in place to stop or at least hinder these kinds of fraud.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2023
  • The weight is not intense enough to hinder your movement and form, which is key.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Women's Health, 27 May 2023
  • Bentley said the office’s work won’t be hindered by a shake-up at the top.
    — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Also, avoid binge-watching, which has been shown to hinder sleep.
    — Sarah Richards, Woman's Day, 14 Aug. 2018
  • The ridges of the mountain are rugged — full of troughs and valleys that can hinder sonar.
    — Julie Cohn, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • That hindered trade options at the top of the draft on Tuesday.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • But this sort of thinking is exactly what will hinder all of that progress.
    — Dawn Brown, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • These uses are hindered when people set up tents in those spaces.
    — Jeremy Wolff, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • This can hinder casting distance as well as create knots and line twist.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
  • But its widespread adoption has been hindered by a rapid power loss flaw.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As a team, are there any issues that are not being addressed that could hinder us?
    — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • But senators can use the chamber’s rules to hinder or block votes.
    — Brian Slodysko, ajc, 18 Jan. 2022
  • That’s a process that will likely hinder the formation of polynyas in the long run.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 11 June 2019
  • Food crumbs and debris can hinder gas flow or cause uneven burning.
    — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025

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