blocked
Example Sentences
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District Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts, who blocked the Postal Service from enforcing most of the regulations, noted that the portal still wasn’t operational when she ruled in early September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
OSA is caused by a blocked airway, so a patient may grind their teeth to move the blockage in order to be able to breathe again.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
This week, exasperated residents blocked the highway linking Tachira state to Barinas at night, banging pots and pans and honking horns in protest.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
In a poetic twist, Journey’s highest-charting hit was blocked from No. 1 by the J. Geils Band’s “Centerfold,” in which the heartbroken narrator goes laughing all the way to his bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She was careful to keep the hole itself blocked so he wouldn’t notice it as she hooked his billy goats into their traces.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
