barricade
Example Sentences
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After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Her neighbors put up a barricade to block the vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Every exterior wall of the steel-framed home is a foot-thick, fire-resistant barricade.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Roy watched in wonderment as more and more kids slipped out of the crowd and began joining hands, forming a human barricade around Beatrice’s self-buried stepbrother.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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