blocking
Example Sentences
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Brayden McNabb took a puck to the visor blocking a Hurricanes shot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Millions of Peruvians hold darker memories of her father and refuse to vote for anyone bearing the Fujimori name, blocking her path to the presidency three times.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Large, slow‑moving areas of high pressure - often called blocking highs or heatdomes - are large areas of sinking air.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
She stepped in front of the admiral, blocking his way.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 5
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The Black Girl Survives in This One
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