How to Use scupper in a Sentence

scupper

verb

• The latest information could scupper the peace talks.
• However, those plans are scuppered when Will fights back.
  — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
• Some Vance allies think the Iran War could scupper his prospects.
  — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• The absence of just one specialist can delay or scupper the whole project.
  — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
• But these heists may soon be scuppered by low-tech security measures.
  — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
• Yet those plans have now been scuppered once again as Bradley faces up to another lengthy spell on the sidelines.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
• But round after round, these riders would scupper their chances with a rail – not infrequently at the very last fence.
  — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2026
• But following in the vein of the first half the chance was scuppered with a lack of ball control with Hemed's eventual shot lashed over the bar.
  — SI.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• The substantial costs of defending against a DOJ suit could scupper the deal.
  — Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Mr Karoui was subsequently charged with money-laundering, which would seem to scupper his chances.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• Days later, Netanyahu scuppered that deal anyway, imposing a set of last-minute demands.
  — Joseph Hincks, Time, 20 Apr. 2020
• That alone could scupper the deal, since Iran has insisted any agreement to end the war include an end to the fighting in Lebanon.
  — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
• Competition issues in parts of Europe, feisty unions and messy politics could yet scupper any deal.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• The film stars Crowe as an ageing club owner whose dreams of selling-up and retiring are scuppered when an masked robber cleans out the business.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 June 2026
• Still, India would also be keen to not scupper its rapprochement with the States after months of trade tensions.
  — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
• Hard landing Shein’s touchdown in Paris was almost scuppered by a scandal that rocked France over the weekend.
  — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
• If that is the case for officials in Bavaria, that would likely scupper Chelsea's chances of landing Higuaín this summer.
  — SI.com, 25 June 2018
• The assumption is that, as all of these sides are equals, those that have fallen by the wayside have been scuppered by some endemic weakness, by some wrong that must be righted.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2017
• Officials from both sides offered frank appraisals of the issues that divide them, and that could easily scupper this latest effort.
  — Declan Walsh and David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
• That hasn't calmed jittery investors, who are trying to make sense of a record drop in demand and are worried Russia could scupper the deal entirely.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
• Supply issues could scupper recent gains in New Zealand and Australia.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• Iran already threatened to scupper the agreement on Sunday, when Israel struck targets in Lebanon.
  — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 June 2026
• The plan to have Parrish throw out the first pitch was scuppered by rain, but Parrish spent more than an hour signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
• The Argentine is famous for his aerial ability and may well need to be on top form to stop a careless goal scuppering City's current record.
  — SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• But a wave of antigovernment protests forced them to postpone their November wedding, and the coronavirus scuppered their second attempt.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
• But this was scuppered by a side effect of the recent typhoon, in which a real-world emergency news broadcast on SBS took precedence.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
• This state of affairs has turned off some foreign investors and scuppered plans to turn the country into Africa's Silicon Valley.
  — Tara John, Time, 4 Aug. 2017
• City were scuppered in their efforts to sign Mahrez during the last January transfer window but have finally now landed their man on a five-year contract.
  — SI.com, 10 July 2018
• Szabo’s own flight was almost scuppered by a security crackdown after a few other Romanians gave their handlers the slip.
  — Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• The Australian Open had hoped to welcome international tourists, only for omicron to scupper the border opening.
  — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022