barricade

Example Sentences

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When it appeared that rioters might breach the chamber, Mullin helped barricade the door.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

A barricade stands several hundred metres from parliament.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

A meadow at Westminster had been prepared for the combat A barricade of strong logs, like a corral for horses, had been erected round the wide square—which had no barrier down the middle.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White