barricaded

Example Sentences

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The suspect remained barricaded as of Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As before, the entrance was barricaded - this time with bed slats wedged against the stairs to the first-floor property.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

They locked the doors and barricaded them with chairs and desks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The crying girl is barricaded in the same stall I hid in after Fina showed me that text.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish