How to Use roadblock in a Sentence

roadblock

noun
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  • That's the one roadblock to the plan.
  • Israeli troops had set up roadblocks in the area, the IDF said.
    — Elliott Gotkine, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • But even that turned out to be a speed bump rather than a roadblock.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
  • This wasn't the first time a new roadblock has been thrown up for open-source researchers.
    — Chris Looft, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • So far, the behind-the-scenes meetings have hit a roadblock, both sides say.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In this week’s Q&A with the Lede, Northrop said one roadblock in this process has been a lack of state funding.
    — Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Over the past two years, this playoff game had been a roadblock for the No. 1 Lakers.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • The roadblocks forced Cicchino and the line of cars onto Front Street.
    — Claire Galofaro and Matt Sedensky, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Sanders sees size as the roadblock to his team being able to compete in such a game.
    — Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 21 July 2022
  • At Irving’s roadblock, the crowd stared and aimed smartphone cameras at the scene down the road.
    — USA Today, 10 Apr. 2023
  • According to McHenry, the main roadblock came from the White House.
    — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The movie’s length throws up a roadblock for the incurious.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But coming up with the money to comply with the ULEZ might put up a roadblock.
    — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In trying to get a hold of that candy, Black still came up against roadblocks.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the main roadblock is the same – the interconnection queue.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Green said the driver sped away but ran into a roadblock.
    — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Not having a goal in mind can be a roadblock to success, both Howard and Kelleher said.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Jeff Zucker’s attempt to be the U.K.’s next media mogul just hit a roadblock.
    — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Deciding when to meet tends to be the biggest roadblock, Ford says.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
  • This was 2018, though, so the endeavor hit a very large roadblock a few years later.
    — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022
  • After falling behind in the first half of the leg, the shining moment came at the lasso roadblock.
    — Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Bray Wyatt appears to be the next roadblock for Lashley.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Police set up roadblocks and searched cars and SWAT teams went through more than 100 houses.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • In the fifth, Hicks ran into a game-deciding roadblock.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
  • Argentina should be a lock to move on in Group C but could hit a roadblock against Denmark or France in the second round.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Here are the roadblocks that Kaiser-Geisinger will face, followed by those the retail giants will encounter.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • On her way to the remote village of San Vicente, the politician’s car ran into a roadblock.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
  • Write down at least two of your biggest fears and roadblocks to starting your business.
    — Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Tapestry, though, seems on firmer footing since the deal ran into a roadblock.
    — Evan Clark, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
  • How 'tricks and traps' hurt consumers The FTC already was seeing a steady flow of complaints from consumers about how some businesses had put up too many roadblocks to canceling recurring charges.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024

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