Words similar to crippling

Example sentences for: crippling

How can you use “crippling” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It operates in a crippling legal environment.
The judges' 2-1 decision deals a crippling blow to the FDA's efforts to curb the targeting of underage smokers.
Izvestiya 's lead story Thursday claimed the Russian government is playing down the crippling effects of drought on the country's grain harvest because it knows it cannot afford to provide compensation to farmers.
With all due respect to TMJ sufferers, Keeping Tabs can't help but note that Shields' symptoms, while no doubt troublesome, seem to fall just a bit short of "crippling."
The cover editorial welcomes the idea of a tobacco settlement because it would protect children and compensate victims without crippling a legitimate business.