Sentence examples for thwart on from inspiring English sources

The birds also find safety in numbers, putting up a ferocious joint defense against predators they cannot thwart on their own.

Tie it to a thwart on the canoe so it won't be lost it if you dump.

The Democrats were so cowed by 9/11 they thwarted our standard "on one hand, on the other hand" narrative.

The visitors should have had more than just that one, but were thwarted on several occasions by keeper Tim Krul, who pulled off an outstanding save in the dying moments to deny substitute Gary Gardner.

Cameron said at the time he would always seek to engage with the Saudi authorities as he said that at least one terror plot had been thwarted on the basis of intelligence provided by Riyadh.

Mr. Hinckley's efforts to win expanded freedom have been thwarted on several occasions.

But the rebel advance on Tripoli was nearly thwarted on Sunday morning, when a column of Libyan government forces tried to outflank the rebels and re-enter Zawiyah.

David Cameron's ambition of seeing elected "Boris-style" mayors across Britain was thwarted on Friday after voters in nine English cities rejected the idea by referendum.

But Mr. Cain's effort to move past the story were thwarted on Sunday by what may be a sign of things to come.

If Mr. bin al-Shibh planned to lead a fifth hijacking team, he was thwarted on May 17, 2000, when his application for a United States visa was rejected.

Despite playing for more than an hour with a player advantage, the Greeks were thwarted on several occasions by Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas.