roadblock

Example Sentences

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The need to directly overrule the unit, they said, made it a roadblock — one that no longer exists.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

This time, the probe hit an internal roadblock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

There is no roadblock moderating access to the estate, nor any officials checking if the people outside are press, or anything else for that matter.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Groups representing cryptocurrency firms and banks met with White House officials on Thursday in an attempt to work through the latest roadblock delaying long-awaited legislation defining how the industry will be regulated.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Whenever we were approaching a roadblock, I would quietly start reciting prayers that I hoped would aid my passing through it.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah