blocking
Example Sentences
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He also wants goals disallowed for blocking on set-pieces.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Police responded to the area at about 7:30 a.m., and a SigAlert blocking all northbound lanes was issued at 8:55 a.m., according to CHP logs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
As previously noted, this demand was primarily aimed at obtaining legislative language that would allow the White House to go around a court ruling that is blocking ballroom construction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Some water entered his eardrums and froze, blocking out sound.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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