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Six example sentences with thwart, each labelled with its topic.
Storms thwarted the Spanish Armada as much as the English fleet did, scattering the ships before a single soldier could land.
History
A late double team thwarted every attempt to feed the center, and the offense stalled through the final four minutes.
Basketball
Fog thwarted our plan to watch the sunrise from the summit, so we ate breakfast and waited for the valley to clear.
Travel
A well-placed tower can thwart the entire wave, and the level's design rewards players who study the map before building.
Gaming
A single senator managed to thwart the bill by holding the floor until the session's clock ran out.
Politics
Regulators moved to thwart the merger, arguing that one company would then own every rail freight line in the region.
Business
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