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

Groups representing cryptocurrency firms and banks met with White House officials on Thursday in an attempt to work through the latest roadblock delaying long-awaited legislation defining how the industry will be regulated.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

"The big roadblock for the things he'd like to do are the state of the New York, the financial capacity of the state and the political willingness of the governor."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

A dark-green pickup truck pulled up to the roadblock on the town side of the bridge, and a lean man in a green uniform got out.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George