barricade

A police barricade separated him from Ms. Townsend and other spectators outside his house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Community police officers and “autodefensas” stand guard at the main barricade of San Ángel Zurumucapio, monitoring people leaving or entering the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Brooks has described applying for compensation as torturous, a barricade that is constantly preventing him from being able to move forward.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

This is where Minnesota’s lawsuit and Minneapolis residents’ barricade response pulled against each other.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

He was behind a huge barricade, arguing with a police officer.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

They constructed elaborate barricades with concrete, sandbags and razor wire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Attacks on government buildings in central Kyiv -- which are heavily fortified and ring-fenced by security barricades -- are rare, however.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

So naturally the party leadership seems prepared to go to the barricades to defend it.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

That is the popular constitutional contest the whistles, warnings, carpools, legal observers, and barricades made visible.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Blue-uniformed policemen stood at intervals watching us shuffle along within the wooden gray-painted police barricades.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

On Sunday, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, was once again open, residents said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Now, Europe’s land borders are nearly all barricaded in imposing fences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The special enforcement bureau, which handles high-risk tactical operations like barricaded suspects and hostage situations, has been at the center of several recent controversies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

She barricaded the door with a wooden chair, secured it with a chain and two types of key locks.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

On Monday, authorities closed schools and colleges for two days and imposed restrictions on public movement by barricading many arterial roads.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

After his late-night speech announcing the decree, opposition MPs and protesters converged on the National Assembly, but were met by police and military personnel barricading the building.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024

Five minutes later, officers moved the furniture barricading the stairs, and senators and staff evacuated, winding down several flights to reach the subway between the Capitol and Senate office buildings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

An emergency alert was issued and sirens sounded just two minutes later, issuing a lockdown warning that left worried students and staff barricading themselves inside dorms, bathrooms, classrooms and gyms.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

“Voldemort’s on his way, they’re barricading the school—Snape’s run for it—What are you doing here? How did you know?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling