roadblock

Example Sentences

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That is a mental roadblock you’re inflicting on yourself.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Maybe the tour wouldn't have been such a roadblock to her creativity, after all?

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

That strategy hit a roadblock in federal court, as a succession of rulings invalidated his attempt to revive the policy under different laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

There, an army officer at a roadblock stopped us.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai