blocking
Example Sentences
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The driver rose from the seat like a balloon and came to a stop against the door, blocking the exit.
From Literature
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Mrs. Palmer looked through the windshield at the trees blocking the road.
From Literature
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Ordinary MPs felt he was "always blocking what we might be trying to talk to Keir about," she said.
From BBC
Then she hand-painted each of them, blocking out most everything in the image except select figures with white paint.
From Los Angeles Times
But high pressure has been stubbornly sitting across Scandinavia, blocking the progress of those rain-bearing weather systems, causing them to stall close to the UK.
From BBC
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