Example Sentences

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And she said the ongoing problems were preventing her from moving on.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The Bolivian Highway Administration warned that roadblocks on routes leading into La Paz were preventing food supplies from entering the capital.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“We were thankful to Nicholas and his family for raising this issue, because we didn’t even know that we were preventing this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Valencia Mayor María José Catalá said that both the danger of the 14-story building collapsing and the continuing intense heat from the fire were preventing emergency workers from getting in to search for possible survivors.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

“I should feel very sorry,” said Louisa to me, “if we were preventing the women of this village from improving themselves.”

From The Jamesons by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins