3 sentences for 挫败 (cuò​bài — thwart)

1. 警方挫败了一起刺杀总统的密谋。

   jǐng​fāng cuò​bài le yī​qǐ cì​shā zǒng​tǒng de mì​móu.

   Police foiled a plot to assassinate the president.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 警方成功挫败了这次恐怖袭击企图。

   jǐng​fāng Chéng​gōng cuò​bài le zhè cì kǒng​bù xí​jī qǐ​tú.

   The police successfully foiled this terrorist attack attempt.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 警方挫败了一起策划已久的犯罪行动。

   jǐng​fāng cuò​bài le yī qǐ cè​huà yǐ jiǔ de fàn​zuì xíng​dòng.

   The police foiled a long-planned criminal operation.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary