Example sentences for: roadblock

How can you use “roadblock” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I arrived about 2 p.m. and roosted for a while by the police roadblock at the entrance to the Davis Mountain Resort subdivision.

  • Here's how Larry Rohter describes it in the New York Times : "A band of guerrillas appears out of nowhere, sets up a roadblock on a main highway, stops every car or bus that happens along, takes away all the passengers who seem likely to have a good job or a prominent name, and holds them captive until a hefty ransom is paid."

  • Yes, Russell Long, the son of Huey Long, the flamboyant populist governor of Louisiana immortalized in All the King's Men . In the 1970s, Russell Long was anathema to most liberals, who viewed him as the major roadblock in the way of a more generous welfare state.

  • The growth that has characterized Las Vegas for nearly a century may be facing a roadblock.

  • Mayor Streeter was sensitive to our needs but cited the spending cap as the roadblock to providing us with sufficient funding.


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