Example Sentences

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Uganda has barred buses, taxis and motorcycle taxis from crossing the Congo border and banned flights to and from Congolese airports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The department has barred visitors from coming to Los Padrinos for the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

Surveillance cameras installed by the U.N. nuclear agency have been disrupted, and Iran has barred some of the agency’s most experienced inspectors.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which has barred the application of Texas’ anti-SLAPP law in federal court.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

In her belief her underlings cannot improve upon those explanations, and in that stern sentence "they shall make no explanatory remarks" she has barred them for all time from trying.

From Christian Science by Twain, Mark