blocked
Example Sentences
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Instead, he heaved aside the slate slab which blocked the entrance , and crawled into the daylight.
From Literature
The council applied for contempt of court proceedings in July, citing persistent breaches including vehicles being blockaded, union members stepping in front of moving heavy vehicles and roads being blocked.
From BBC
Sable acquired the project and repaired the pipeline, but state officials have blocked oil flows from resuming.
“We won’t unpack them yet. We need to get these big ones opened first so the entrance isn’t blocked.”
From Literature
Judges in New York and Washington blocked those repeals and said the high court had given “no explanation” for its decision upholding the repeal for Venezuelans.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
