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
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
An attempted theft of copper wire on Tuesday led to a predawn barricade situation — inside a city manhole — authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
A cluster of Ridgefolk tried to barricade themselves inside a storeroom near the winding ramp.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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