Example Sentences

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He told Bell he'd like to see Priebus tell the obstructor, Virginia's Bob Goodlatte, to "stop blocking the bill."

From US News • Sep. 22, 2016

The great obstructor of the Queen's bounty was removed, and Spenser might hope that now, at last, the hour of his prosperity was come.

From The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 by Spenser, Edmund

Adair's prophecy that President Colbrith would prove himself an obstructor of the stubbornest was amply fulfilled during the short interval which remained for decisive action.

From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay

There was something in his tone—perhaps a faint suggestion of irony—which made his elevation of his obstructor to exalted rank less agreeable to that worthy warrior than promotion is commonly found to be.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Bierce, Ambrose

Once, when they had collided on the companion ladder, Shafto's agility alone had saved him from a heavy fall, and the obstructor had neither looked back nor offered apology.

From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)