barricaded

Example Sentences

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A powerful 1996 law called Section 230 has long barricaded internet platforms against most civil liability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

As before, the entrance was barricaded - this time with bed slats wedged against the stairs to the first-floor property.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The man and the two other people ran back to the nearby apartment and barricaded themselves inside, DHS said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

I wasn’t worried about running into the Sixers, because there was no way they could have barricaded the Second Gate.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline