Sentence examples for impeding his progress from inspiring English sources

Collin's challenge in the box clipped Drogba's leg, thus impeding his progress towards net.

In a well-observed set-piece, we see the magician, who has had a bit too much whisky, trying to step over the diminutive landlord of his hotel, who is forever impeding his progress on the stairs.

Specialist defenders who face him several times a season — like San Antonio's Bruce Bowen and Houston's Shane Battier — are more in tune with Bryant's sequence and stand a chance of at least impeding his progress.

There is an awkward moment towards the end of the rehearsal where Flórez makes his way through the orchestra during an aria and begins to sing the words "I can't get through" as I realise, to my shame, that my chair is impeding his progress and he is trapped in the viola section – although he is extremely nice about it.

The Evil Within casts the player as a detective, Sebastian Castellanos, who finds a very real case take a turn for the otherworldly as beastly beings set about impeding his progress, permanently.

Injuries and a talent-rich Diamondbacks organization impeded his progress".

There were few opponents who dared to impede his progress.

It was the time of the red scare, and Bernstein's politics impeded his progress.

Injury kept him out of that summer's engagement with the Australians, and injuries have continued to impede his progress.

In 1983, five years after being drafted in the 18th round, he made his major league debut, but All-Stars continued to impede his progress — Andre Dawson, Tim Wallach, Tim Raines.

Minaya acknowledged that Alou, after playing in his only game in Florida last Tuesday, felt soreness in his left calf that impeded his progress.