obstacle

Example Sentences

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On Friday, a key obstacle on that road was removed when the US Justice Department said it was dropping -- for now -- the criminal probe into Powell over the renovation project's cost overruns.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The last major obstacle to Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Federal Reserve chair has been removed, with holdout Sen. Thom Tillis ending his threat to block it.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“And it’s a direct obstacle to growth, to fairness, to opportunities, and to the long-term success of projects like this one.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Advertisements lure patrons to restaurants to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Easter with buckets of beer and a variety of seafood, and encourage the adventurous to brave a Halloween obstacle course at a Pilates studio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But then their offensive sputtered to a halt as infantrymen and horse-drawn artillery became ensnared in the obstacle course of churned-up fields, abandoned trenches, and shattered roads left from the Battle of the Somme.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman