obstruct
verb (used with object)
to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass.
had obstructed
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past perfectof obstruct.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In February 2024, Fain and allies on the union’s board removed powers from Mock based on “spurious allegations” that she had obstructed union business, Barofsky said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In addition, the suit alleges the Florida Department of Transportation had obstructed visibility with a construction sign and didn’t properly maintain the lighting or lower the speed limit in the area where Haskins was hit.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
The committee’s vice chairwoman, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., singled out Trump’s conduct at a public hearing in December, reading from the criminal code and laying out how she believed he had obstructed Congress.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Dame Cressida was criticised by the panel who found she had obstructed their work.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2021
On emerging from the edge of the wood that had obstructed their view of that part of the bay where Quexo had been to gather dry sticks, the lads burst into a roar of laughter.
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
