barricaded

Example Sentences

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He then barricaded the man in the shop with a shopping trolley, as a bystander called the police.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The suspect remained barricaded as of Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

She and about 20 other students barricaded the elevators with tables and chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The structure wound down into the opposite chair, then onto the floor, emptying at the base of a three-level cat tower, otherwise barricaded from Fig’s access.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas