blockade
Example Sentences
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The blockade has choked off Iran’s oil export revenue, left over a million Iranians jobless, and caused staple prices to rise sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The United States has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
It added that the "the naval blockade, according to the reported framework, would also need to be fully lifted within 30 days", referring to the US blockading Iranian ports.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Iran is eager to secure financial relief after the war and U.S. blockade added to the pressure of what was already a spiraling economic crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
It totally is. forming a blockade with her body.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Vocabulary lists containing blockade
The American Civil War
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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