Examples of “cripple” in a Sentence

noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.

• Older texts sometimes used the word "cripple," a term now considered offensive.

verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.

• The strike crippled the country's transport network for a week.
• A knee injury nearly crippled his football career.
• A lack of funding could cripple the small charity before the end of the year.