Example Sentences
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The door had been barricaded - reinforced with planks of wood and bricks - making entry more difficult.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
The restaurant owner let a few people inside and then barricaded the doors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Ahead of the Lyon rally, some residents living near the march's planned route had barricaded the ground floor windows of their apartments, fearing unrest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
The man and the two other people ran back to the nearby apartment and barricaded themselves inside, DHS said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
He seems barricaded behind his podium, but the white rose in his lapel is in full view.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
