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

The protesters begin moving towards parliament, but are stopped by the police barricade.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

A barricade stands several hundred metres from parliament.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

I dove behind a log barricade just as two soldiers turned the corner, talking intently to each other and sweeping the street with their eyes.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson