blocked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Crude prices have been lingering around $100 a barrel as the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route looked like it would remain blocked for the foreseeable future.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
More than a dozen, valued at some $64 billion, have been blocked or delayed by local opposition in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Police cars, fire engines and other vehicles blocked the roads outside.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
One Congolese man told the BBC that he had been blocked from crossing from Goma into Rwanda.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
I don’t know why I thought I could run, but I was going to, until a giant horse blocked my path and there were shiny black boots right in my face.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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