Sentence examples for blocked in front of from inspiring English sources

Because of security concerns, Pennsylvania Avenue, a major east-west artery, remains blocked in front of the White House, snarling already heavy traffic.

The streets would be occasionally blocked in front of a shop as groups of couples danced salsa, merengue or rude bum dancing without a care in the world.

The home side came close to an equaliser in the 42nd minute when Mihael Kovacevic found Orhan Mustafi, 12 yards out, but his effort was blocked in front of goal by Thistle defender Aaron Muirhead.

Kirk's shot on the rebound was blocked in front of goal and Liam Buchanan appeared to be nudged from behind by Bartley before the ball was eventually cleared.

Sean Clohessy had a close-range effort blocked in front of goal and a Boyd shot on the turn was well gathered by Cierzniak.

A blue tide continued towards Rovers' defence after the break, although David Crawford had an effort blocked in front of Rangers' goal.

Dixon fielded the kickoff and slowly made his way up the right sideline, waiting for his teammates blocking in front of him.

Manning was 21 for 32 passing for 213 yards but was hampered by inconsistent blocking in front of him — he was sacked three times, twice by DeMarcus Ware — as well as an erratic ground game.

"They were like blocking in front of me, and it was hard to catch the other horse," Espinoza said.

In D.C., Barber, Women's March leader Linda Sarsour, and dozens of others were arrested, with police leading them out of the street they were blocking in front of the Capitol to a cordoned-off area nearby.

[New York Post] A coalition briefly blocked traffic in front of Madison Square Garden to protest Sean Bell verdict.