blocked
Example Sentences
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A federal judge previously ruled that the board could not rename the Kennedy Center without congressional approval and blocked an earlier closure plan.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
On both sides of the road leading to the settlement from Israel, the army has demolished stores in recent days and blocked several dirt roads to Palestinian communities with piles of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Federal judges in Portland, Colorado, Washington D.C. and the Eastern District of California have also blocked similar warrantless arrest practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A wall of trash blocked the street, uncollected because there’s no fuel for the city’s garbage trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It blocked out the sun and ruined the views of the harbor.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
