barrier

Example Sentences

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That ice shelf had acted as a stabilizing barrier for Hektoria and neighboring glaciers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Another resident, who asked not to be named, said: "Nobody can follow the barrier measures - maybe only when we see more deaths. Today in the city centre I saw only four people wearing masks."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Both the bus driver and the guard responsible for lowering the barrier - which is done manually - have also been charged, police said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The adventurous nature of such sailings and the activities they provide can be riskier than a more traditional cruise and a barrier for people with certain physical limitations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Here, every vista ended in the same concrete barrier; the camp was set down in a vast man-made valley rising on every side to those towering wire-topped walls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom