barricade

Example Sentences

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The protesters begin moving towards parliament, but are stopped by the police barricade.

From BBC

The restaurant owner let a few people inside and then barricaded the doors.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.

From Barron's

A barricade was eventually installed at the top of Greenside Lane, near the city's Theatre Royal bar, and the council asked Google and Apple to update their systems.

From BBC

Across the street, organisers erected pop-up tents behind temporary barricades, offering the ever-growing media crowd some shelter from the frequent downpours.

From Barron's