barricade
Example Sentences
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About 220 yards from the finish line, the 5-foot-5 Lightning slammed into a barricade and collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
A barricade was eventually installed at the top of Greenside Lane, near the city's Theatre Royal bar, and the council asked Google and Apple to update their systems.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Cambodian Kim Ren said her house in Chouk Chey used to stand on what is now the Thai side of the barricade, and was bulldozed by Bangkok's forces after a ceasefire agreement in December.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
I didn’t think the Sixers would be foolish enough to try to barricade all 512 instances of the white house.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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