blockage
Example Sentences
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The crew were candid about a persistent blockage in the toilet's primary vent line, saying it got "clogged up".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The figures suggest that the war in the Middle East did nothing to dent AI demand, despite some worries about the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting helium shipments.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The effective blockage of the lane has disrupted supplies of other key commodities too, like fertilizers, and has been a major sticking point in resolution efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The autopsy report she later received showed my father had had ninety-percent blockage of the arteries before he died of a heart attack at the age of seventy-four.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Vocabulary lists containing blockage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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