obstacle

Example Sentences

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From Maratea, a train to Bari was the next obstacle.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Launch costs, however, are still a major obstacle holding firms back from producing at scale in orbit, as well as from pursuing other ventures.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

It took a wind of a different kind to blow away one smog control obstacle: political boundaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Last week, a Department of Justice investigation into Powell over cost overruns related to Fed building renovations ran into an obstacle when a federal judge quashed subpoenas in the case.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

She had fallen behind; it was beginning to look as if she’d hit an obstacle, or had fallen out of sympathy with the instrument.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman