blocked
Example Sentences
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Star guard Cunningham added six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
From Barron's
As an unrecognized state, Somaliland lacks access to the Swift system for clearing international financial transactions, and its government is effectively blocked from borrowing meaningful amounts of money.
At the Spin Boldak crossing point, the road leading into Pakistan is blocked.
From Barron's
There were two Tyler Bilodeau misses at point-blank range — including a blown dunk — an Xavier Booker layup that was blocked and a Dent lob that was deflected and stolen.
From Los Angeles Times
They logged on to VPNs to access YouTube and X, which are blocked in Venezuela, to piece together which sites had been hit and trade rumors about U.S. soldiers in the streets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
