blockade

Example Sentences

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The Ukrainians organised an oil blockade against us.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Suffolk Police also confirmed two people had been charged with wilful obstruction of the highway over a blockade at the base on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The blockade has already kept about half a billion barrels of oil from the market and pushed up prices by around 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to Cuba has plunged the island into its worst energy crisis in modern history,” my colleague Kate Linthicum reported from Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A blockade of British ships stood between the Astrea and the harbor of Cadiz.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham