Example Sentences

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Sogavare then announced he was barring all foreign navy ships from port - while he was welcoming a U.S.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022

The State Department said this month it was barring Hernández from entering the United States.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

However, the new fee sparked backlash on Tripadvisor, with some saying the move was "barring" visitors and locals from visiting the hotel.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2021

“I could only assume because they wanted to make Jennifer a Scientologist and maybe I was barring that road for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2018

And it came to him that he was barring every exit to this house, except the exit through the kitchen, where Esther sat.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin