obstructed
Example Sentences
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The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general said the agency has systematically obstructed its work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Matthies uses a white cane to guide him over the ground and along walls, but he says that becomes near-impossible when the path is obstructed.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The indictment charges that Lemon then obstructed church members from leaving by posting himself at the door and asking them questions.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
On the documents case, he said prosecutors uncovered powerful evidence that Trump repeatedly obstructed government efforts to recover the material, though a court order limited what he could disclose.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
We’d been passed out so long in the cave that night had fallen, but the woods were thick and the full moon was somewhat obstructed.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing obstructed
Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 4
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The Castle in the Attic
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