blockade

Example Sentences

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The impact of the increase, however, will be limited because of the blockade of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Suffolk Police also confirmed two people had been charged with wilful obstruction of the highway over a blockade at the base on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Recent reports also suggest the country is accepting stablecoins, pegged to currencies such as the dollar, as payment for letting ships through its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Any such operation, if ordered, would risk significant casualties, considering that Iran relies on drones, missiles and small speedboats to strike vessels that attempt to defy its blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The United States, meanwhile, had become a major supplier of arms to the Allies—by this time, because of the blockade of German ports, the only available buyers.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman