Sentence examples for impede runners from inspiring English sources
Players would impede runners, grab their uniforms, give them a hip; baserunners would cut bases — that sort of thing.
Riemer didn't impede another runner or cut the course; he merely wore the wrong color underwear.
From a disrupted torch relay in which the Olympic flame was extinguished on multiple occasions to spectators booing interim president Michel Temer at the opening ceremony and holding "Fora Temer" (Temer Out!) banners inside the stadiums or trying to impede women marathon runners, there was no shortage of incidents.
While the ump was busy checking whether a hit to the outfield was fair or foul, caught or dropped, the second baseman would grab ahold of the runner's belt to impede his progress around the bases.
With the runner closing on him -- but not enough to really impede the throw -- Knoblauch fired far to Martinez's right, the ball eluding the dive of the first baseman.
Snap pickoff throws to first are less important than throws to third — as Torre put it, "The runners only go in one direction" — and on the latter, right-handed hitters would impede a left-handed-throwing catcher.
The strikeouts have impeded some rallies and contributed to the Yankees' being tied with Minnesota for the league lead in runners left on base.
They impede personal exploration.
