roadblock

Example Sentences

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This time, the probe hit an internal roadblock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

There is no roadblock moderating access to the estate, nor any officials checking if the people outside are press, or anything else for that matter.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

"The big roadblock for the things he'd like to do are the state of the New York, the financial capacity of the state and the political willingness of the governor."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent's biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, mosses and mushrooms.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

A dark-green pickup truck pulled up to the roadblock on the town side of the bridge, and a lean man in a green uniform got out.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George