Example Sentences

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The experts highlighted reports that fuel scarcity was preventing people from reaching hospitals and children from attending school.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Osechkin said prosecutors played down the threat because media attention to the case was preventing him from living a normal life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

An aide for Johnson previously said that the government shutdown was preventing Johnson from swearing her in, while Johnson said he is ready to swear her in “as soon as she wants.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

The positioning of the parotid gland was important as it was preventing the tumour from damaging facial tissue or harming important nearby structures, including the facial nerve.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

I covered my worksheet, like I was preventing her from copying from me.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman