barrier

Example Sentences

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For centuries, the ocean has threatened to swallow Nantucket, a pork-chop-shaped barrier island 30 miles off Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The difference between $3.98 per gallon and $4.02 per gallon is minimal in practice, but the jump is a bit of a psychological barrier for consumers that could weigh on optimism and spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

While Oracle’s pivot to infrastructure-as-a-service will carry lower margins than the company’s software-as-a-service business, Moerdler noted that Oracle’s differentiated hardware capabilities can create a barrier to entry.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Here, every vista ended in the same concrete barrier; the camp was set down in a vast man-made valley rising on every side to those towering wire-topped walls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom