barrier

Example Sentences

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"Even during our religious holidays, even on Good Friday, jets fly over us and break the sound barrier just to scare us," al-Jamal said.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The men were on a motorbike which collided with a crash barrier on Pond Park Road East at about 16:25 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Many Americans now see the cost of college as a major barrier to enrolling, especially if they also need to work to support themselves while attending school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Sixteen years later, however, the Indigenous villages had recovered and were a barrier to the settlers moving into the Colony of Connecticut, which was in Pequot territory.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz