roadblock

Example Sentences

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This time, the probe hit an internal roadblock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

On Thursday, groups representing crypto firms and banks are expected to meet with the White House in an attempt to resolve the latest roadblock.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

However, Ghana reached a roadblock in its plans to reconnect with the diaspora, announcing it was pausing its citizenship applications as it needed to make the system more accessible and user-friendly.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

With the binocs, I follow the river road back from it and I see what’s probably a roadblock with what might be a fortified fence running away from it and to either side.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness