: a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)
Examples of hamper in a Sentence
Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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David Blackmon,
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1 July 2026
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
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1 July 2026
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Verb
Those terminals now sit ready, but long-term contracting and new upstream investment remain hampered by mixed policy signals on the future role of gas.
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David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Noun
Who wants a pool party surrounded by trash cans, laundry hampers, or the machinery that keeps the water fine?
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Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.
—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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