How to Use the hurdles in a Sentence

the hurdles

plural noun

• And despite all the hurdles, the kids keep coming back.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• For the humble yellow school bus, the hurdles are even greater, as are the consequences of running out of juice in the middle of nowhere.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• Here’s Pitcher in a black beret, somewhere in Europe where a man can get away with such a thing, setting a world record in the hurdles.
  — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2023
• Regardless, the sweetheart has not let life get her down despite the hurdles thrown her way.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
• Should Somerville pass rent control too, the hurdles in the Legislature remain the same.
  — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
• Santos concedes that at least the AI issue has opened the eyes of some folks in the stunt world to the hurdles performers of colors have faced for decades.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
• While progress is being made in the hurdles of legalization and approval, there’s still the issue of who will pay for the treatments.
  — Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 27 July 2023
• That spot is taken by Torrey Pines’ Karina Janik, who did not compete in the hurdles, at 42.19.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
• In a rare interview, Ms. O’Donnell, who moved to Florida to attend law school, ticked through the hurdles her 2008 campaign had faced.
  — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• Prince started out as a gymnast growing up and didn't start doing the hurdles until middle school.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• The limited distribution of the tickets is just one of the hurdles Olympic organizers have faced regarding the use of the Seine.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
• The rules panel was just one of the hurdles the legislation will have to clear in what is likely to be a nearly weeklong push to passage before next Monday.
  — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 30 May 2023
• But high cost and low production volume of pure silicon anodes are the hurdles that now lie ahead, Stefan says.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2023
• Among the hurdles the sport faces is a reputation for danger in the wake of various high-profile deaths and a recent doping scandal.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
• Later, Dehaene suggested to me that the hurdles for IIT were set lower than those for his theory.
  — Elizabeth Finkel, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• His teammate Elijah Bergner was runner-up in the hurdles (8.28 seconds).
  — Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
• At the same time, Swisher is conscious of the hurdles that first-time bar owners continue to face all across the country, but especially here in Boston.
  — Eric Twardzik, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
• The security of her place in the world championships field in the hurdles is what led Kersee and his record-breaking athlete to consider dabbling in a second event.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• Among the hurdles: looking for child care, taking time off work, finding transportation and paying for downtown parking.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
• Our aim was to sketch the outlines for two inspiring zero-energy museums that overcome all of the hurdles cited above.
  — Paul Sereno, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• For Black players, getting the opportunity to play quarterback was only one of the hurdles.
  — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
• Health-care providers, lawyers, and national and state officials discussed the details of the medical and legal case that led to the ruling and laid out the hurdles ahead of them, with possible solutions.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• Hutchinson appears to have cleared the hurdles for polling requirements, but Elder and Binkely have yet to do so, according to an analysis from Politico.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
• Even so, an across-the-board snubbing like this is a sign of the hurdles The Fabelmans faces with an increasingly international Academy.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
• Several patients that Gupta sees are going through not only the hurdles of bypassing their home state laws, but also having to figure out travel and post-care plans.
  — Maureen Chowdhury, CNN, 23 July 2023
• After weeks spent trying to comply with the tribe’s requirements, the hurdles became insurmountable.
  — Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 29 June 2023
• Some cases of physical elder abuse made it through the hurdles of initial reporting and adjudication — but not many, in some counties.
  — Hope Dean, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
• Some cases of physical elder abuse made it through the hurdles of initial reporting and adjudication – but not many, in some counties.
  — Hope Dean, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
• However, some traits will help individuals overcome the hurdles that come with starting a business.
  — Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• The disagreement over what exactly is happening inside some of the leading prototype quantum computers points to the hurdles faced by the nascent industry.
  — Sophia Chen, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024