barricade
Example Sentences
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Uncollected garbage barricaded the drainage ditches that encased their neighborhood.
From Salon
They locked the doors and barricaded them with chairs and desks.
Afterwards, Machado went outside to greet her supporters, who waited behind metal barricades on the street.
From BBC
As the Popemobile made its way from the port to the waterfront, people jostled against metal barricades to get a better vantage point for smartphone videos.
From Los Angeles Times
Manousos has barricaded himself inside the storage facility he manages, refusing to interact with anyone, even Carol, whose phone calls he refuses.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
