How to Use obstruction in a Sentence

obstruction

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  • She died from an obstruction of the airway.
  • They are removing trees and other obstructions from the path.
  • He is on trial for the obstruction of a criminal investigation.
  • Repeat the motion five times and check the child's mouth to see if the obstruction has cleared.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Evans told Long to get away from the car or he would be charged with obstruction.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 26 June 2023
  • The lack of a plan after McCarthy’s ouster seems to show that obstruction is kind of the point.
    — Charles R. Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
  • To achieve the best results, clear a path so the air can travel across the open space without any obstructions.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Just make sure to avoid any spots with forested obstructions to the northeast-east sky.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 22 July 2024
  • So Ola who’d, who’d already pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction and has agreed to pay $2,000 for her share of the damage.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The more walls and other obstructions between your antenna and the towers, the worse the signal will be.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Wolf then threatens to arrest Kern on a charge of obstruction.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Lisa Marie died suddenly from a small bowel obstruction on Jan. 12 at the age of 54.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • None of the physicians could explain how the marble-sized obstruction had grown so large in so little time.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
  • SoRelle is not on trial in this case, but has pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice charges.
    — John Woolley, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Bean, Haley and Smith face up to 20 years in prison on the obstruction of justice convictions.
    — Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Julie was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Piotr Bobak, 44, pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of justice.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Also, ensure that there isn't a water link break, leak in the system, or some kind of obstruction in the head, such as dirt, that has caused the sprinkler to clog.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Jesse Barcelona was charged with obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and theft, Paul said.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Three times the presidential motorcade had left the gates of the White House, only to return due to obstructions along their route.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Both Demoss and Peters face one count of obstruction of justice.
    — Amanda Su, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Julie Chrisley was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Among the crimes that the search warrant said the authorities might find evidence of was obstruction.
    — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
  • He could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both, if convicted of abetting and obstruction of justice.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the murder and assault charges, Moses was also found guilty of an obstruction of justice charge.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And a number of false statements made and encouragement of others to be involved in the obstruction.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The absence of obstructions also preserved an eyeline to the ocean horizon.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Julie Chrisley was found guilty of wire fraud and obstruction of justice, and she was sentenced to seven years in prison with 16 months of probation.
    — Vulture, 22 Nov. 2022
  • If convicted on the obstruction charge, Clymer said Johnson could face six months to 2.5 years in the Department of Correction.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Everyone obviously knowing who this person is, the defense have accused the feds of concealing evidence that would refute the obstruction claims.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024

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