barricade
noun
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
had barricaded
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past perfectof barricade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
McDonnell said his officers evacuated the building where Metoyer had barricaded himself, then spent hours trying to coax him out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025
He had barricaded himself inside his family’s Palmdale home.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
The prisoners had barricaded themselves into a dining room.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
Emily gasped, realizing the yellow tape was a remnant from the perimeter that had barricaded the underground stairway the day before.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
