barricade

Example Sentences

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When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Behind a barricade and large banner saying "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free", activists with a megaphone yelled "Shame on you for what you do!" as Armani guests left the show.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

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 • Feb. 21, 2026

On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Since the barricade was designed to stop vehicles, not pedestrians, we’re able to walk around it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman