Sentence examples for delayed him from inspiring English sources

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Danny Meyer had some injuries that delayed him".

If this police matter delayed him, he would miss an exam in physical chemistry, he wailed.

When the waiter was asked what had delayed him, he grinned and gestured toward the Léger.

He explains that a technical misunderstanding delayed him moving up a rank, but that it should be sorted out soon.

A former Taliban commander, Mullah Idris, who has been working with American forces, clashed with the police, who delayed him at a checkpoint.

Merkel remained impassive as Hollande spoke frankly of their differences, smiling only occasionally, including when he mentioned the lightning that had delayed him.

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Not wanting to delay him, I said I'd be fine.

Your character doesn't arrive as an outsider in a new city and start carrying out the requests of people whose only purpose is seemingly to delay him.

Knoblauch charged the ball and it bounced around the webbing of his glove, delaying him from swiping a tag at a passing Jose Offerman.

When her father gives chase, she delays him by chopping up her brother Absyrtus and throwing the pieces overboard one by one.

"He knows it's delaying him, but he also knows they're concerned about his situation and that they want what's best".

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