roadblock
Example Sentences
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“It’s strangely calm with fewer protests and police roadblocks. But I don’t think it will hold. It’s very volatile.”
Alcaraz faces a significant roadblock in Italy's Sinner, the two-time defending champion who is chasing his own slice of history.
From Barron's
After years of disruption for golf, LIV and the PGA Tour tentatively agreed to merge in 2023, but those efforts have yet to be finalized years later, and could still face antitrust roadblocks.
From MarketWatch
The embassy cautioned that “There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times
State and local governments threw up roadblocks to both.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
