Sentence examples for block soldiers from inspiring English sources

United we stand.... " Although unarmed, they stood steadfast, confident that their bodies alone could block soldiers and ward off tanks.

Young people wielding sticks and slingshots dragged fences into the streets to block soldiers loyal to Diendéré, who was facing intense diplomatic pressure over Thursday's putsch.

The Army is already about 11,000 soldiers over the 482,000 troop limit authorized by Congress under the emergency provision the Pentagon invoked, largely through orders that block soldiers from leaving or retiring and through re-enlistment incentives.

Young people wielding sticks and slingshots dragged railway fences into the streets of Ouagadougou to block soldiers.

You must have seen many photos of people taking over the tanks, or blocking soldiers.

"People are rushing around like chickens with their heads cut off [making money], but underneath they don't feel secure". Hu was 15 when he participated in the Tiananmen protests, going to the square often in April and May and joining a crowd that blocked soldiers from penetrating the city.

So for the next several hours, the Americans struggled to block Kurdish soldiers from pouring into the city.

People in the camp have used burned husks of cars and Dumpsters piled with trash at its entrances to block the soldiers.

Since the army conducted a weapons search on Jan . 3in a distant jungle hamlet that the Zapatistas considered their untouchable stronghold, they have encouraged their followers in other Indian villages to try to block the soldiers.

In all strategic locations, it was the police special forces that tried to stop and block the soldiers, mostly thru armed means.

An attempt to storm the state TV station was blocked by soldiers and police.