roadblock

Example Sentences

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She dreamed of working in Australia for a year, but the medication that changed her life proved to be the roadblock in making that dream a reality.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

That roadblock arises from a program called Prevention of Significant Deterioration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

There is no roadblock moderating access to the estate, nor any officials checking if the people outside are press, or anything else for that matter.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent's biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, mosses and mushrooms.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

There’s another roadblock up ahead, and soldiers directing people down another suburban funnel that leads either back to the high school, or to an “overflow facility” that will be the last place to see water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman