blocking
Example Sentences
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This game ended with Lauren Betts blocking Madison Booker’s layup attempt with 18 seconds remaining and Texas trailing by just three.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
For example, follistatin effectively releases the hand brake on muscle development by blocking myostatin, the protein that normally keeps it in check.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The fog acts as a canopy, blocking winter sun from warming the buds prematurely and keeping valley temperatures in that critical range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Surfshark Starter includes core VPN features such as ad blocking, split tunneling, a kill switch and MultiHop, and is priced at $15.45/month, $3.19/month for the one-year plan and $1.99/month for the two-year plan.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Some water entered his eardrums and froze, blocking out sound.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
