barricade
noun
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
were barricading
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past progressiveof barricade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"We were barricading the doors between us with Rabbi Walker and a number of the other congregants. He couldn't get in because we were holding the doors firm."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, where staffers were barricading themselves against intruders calling for Pelosi.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022
Officials from the Cayuga County sheriff’s office in the Finger Lakes tourist region said they were barricading roads as they warned on social media that flooded roads may be washed out or have heavy currents.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
By then, plainclothes Capitol Police agents were barricading the door to the Speaker’s Lobby just off the House chamber to keep the marauders from charging in.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
He could hear stealthy movements beyond the door, and knew they were barricading it with furniture.
From Darrel of the Blessed Isles by Irving Bacheller
