roadblock

Example Sentences

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Travel ball begins in June, and that’s the big roadblock for softball, with many coaches and players participating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Rwandan soldiers stopped them at the next roadblock.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The biggest roadblock for many people is the upfront acquisition costs, including down payments and inspections, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The need to directly overrule the unit, they said, made it a roadblock — one that no longer exists.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

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