How to Use thwart in a Sentence
thwart
verb
- The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.
- She did all she could to thwart his plans.
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But what if your smart home isn't smart enough to thwart thieves?
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Sara Rodrigues,
House Beautiful,
19 Dec. 2018
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To thwart the constitution and the orders of the court.
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Leila Atassi,
cleveland,
19 Apr. 2022
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But the coup that ousted the president may thwart both those aims in the short term.
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Washington Post,
20 Aug. 2020
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The data is out there, and thieves may use it in ways that freezes cannot thwart.
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Ron Lieber,
The Seattle Times,
8 Sep. 2017
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Why would phages acquire a system that evolved to thwart them?
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Bymitch Leslie,
science.org,
23 Nov. 2022
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That helped thwart the efforts by guards to get the inmates off the roof, the reports show.
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Jason Stein,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
27 Oct. 2017
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The set, the props, the lighting and the sound thwart the performers at every turn.
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Charles McNulty,
latimes.com,
12 July 2019
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But there’s more than thwarted love out there in the world for a young man to explore.
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Richard Lawson,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2017
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The Royals had a chance in the eighth inning but were thwarted by a close play.
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Maria Torres,
kansascity,
10 June 2018
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Tabarez was full of praise for the way in which his side thwarted the hosts' game plan.
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SI.com,
26 June 2018
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The problem is not that her campaign was thwarted by dirty tricks.
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Monitor Editors,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Oct. 2017
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The heroic attempt to thwart such a heist ends in catastrophe.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
11 June 2019
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The state makes news for its attempts to thwart or counter the teaching of evolution in the classroom.
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al,
8 Dec. 2019
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But some argue that even an unused gun can thwart crime.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2017
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Banks sometimes hide the devices in stacks of bills in an effort to thwart robberies.
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David Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Nov. 2021
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The move is intended to thwart tax fraud and identity theft.
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Matthew Humphries,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2022
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But a growing call to thwart these efforts has been taking hold.
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Char Adams,
NBC News,
17 Oct. 2023
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To thwart them, make small cages around the bulbs from chicken wire, then bury the bulb inside them.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Country Living,
24 Aug. 2022
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Efforts to reach the men by air throughout the week were thwarted because of high winds, the park service said.
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Doha Madani,
NBC News,
6 June 2019
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Others fear that a desire by many to simply move on will thwart a review.
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Elinor Aspegren,
USA TODAY,
18 June 2021
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An airline that might react quickly to thwart a new start-up may have their eye off the ball for a while.
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Ben Baldanza,
Forbes,
15 Aug. 2022
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Critics have suggested the incident was a ploy to thwart the probe.
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Orji Sunday,
CNN,
18 Aug. 2020
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Browsers can take a number of steps to thwart the tracking efforts of websites and ad networks.
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Lily Hay Newman,
Wired,
30 Jan. 2020
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The swarm threat has been around a while now, and the United States has been looking for ways to thwart it.
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Joe Pappalardo,
Popular Mechanics,
27 Aug. 2018
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Her plans to make money through the ride-hailing app were thwarted by the pandemic.
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Darcie Moran,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Apr. 2020
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Gilmour then intercepted Kelly in the end zone to thwart the threat.
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James Weber,
The Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2020
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Both teams had early chances to get the game’s first run but were thwarted by stellar defense.
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Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2019
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The court rejected Paxton's bid to thwart the will of voters.
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Clara Hendrickson,
Detroit Free Press,
31 May 2022
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