barrier

Example Sentences

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Only rarely do they get through the barriers at the back of the nose and throat to invade the body and cause meningitis and sepsis.

From BBC

In addition, landfast ice acts as a natural barrier, reducing the impact of waves on the shoreline and allowing river water to spread farther offshore.

From Science Daily

"Putting in bans and height barriers would have cost the council revenue, cost them enforcement, and lost all the businesses the money so it's a no-brainer as far as we understand," Steve said.

From BBC

Samet: You are seeing this in consumer spaces first, because there are no barriers to entry in a lot of products.

From Barron's

There are few naturally occurring barriers - no mountain ranges, no impassable river valleys.

From BBC