12 example sentences using thwarting.
Thwarting used in a sentence
Thwarting in a sentence as a noun
I don't appreciate Apple thwarting my efforts there.
All the engineering effort that goes into thwarting the petty schemes of evil people.
Thus, it might actually be thwarting the very thing that it's supposed to promote: actual implementation.
[Edit: Original HN title was "Linux computer shop closing because of thwarting by large companies.
It ended up that the ratings on the deals were not really accurate, thus undermining the crowdsourcing of the deals and thwarting our business goals.
What would a lot of you do about thwarting cyberthreats of varying natures to the US, were you in the position to have to protect such a powerful entity?
Thwarting in a sentence as an adjective
I got the strangest feeling reading this, it reads like the author is trying to hack a 'freemium' model into the Kindle experience and Amazon is thwarting his efforts.
"They're thwarting the efforts of law enforcement to detect, prevent and investigate illegal activities.
The fatal flaw in this theory is:"MI6 did not report him missing, however, until 23 August, at which point his body had decomposed, thwarting attempts to determine the precise cause of death.
I am entirely favourable to the idea of curtailing, thwarting, and thoroughly undermining the regulatory bullies in the filthy paper belt.
If there's a dispute with probable cause, temporarily freezing the domain while launching an immediate investigation seems by far the best balance of thwarting domain theft and minimizing fraudulent claims.
One where the original innovators get to capture some of the value they created, fueling even more innovation in a virtuous circle of "innovation -> better product -> more money -> more innovation".To me personally, were we to succeed, that would be a welcome change from the current situation, where the initial inventors are trampled by savvier entrepreneurs, who race to the local maximum of the most profitable derivative business model with the highest barriers to entry, and proceed to not reinvest their profits in the original invention, thwarting the virtuous circle.
Thwarting definitions
an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
See also: frustration foiling
preventing realization or attainment of a desire
See also: frustrating frustrative