Sentence examples for have a blockade from inspiring English sources

We have a blockade, and we are going to enforce this blockade".

We still have a blockade against Cuba because Fidel Castro more than a half century ago dared seize an American-owned telephone company.

Our blockade of Gaza is "criminal"; yet nobody mentions that Egypt has had a blockade of Gaza in place since 2007, and has never hesitated to use lethal force against those trying to break it.

Given the rampant smuggling through tunnels from Egypt, which you describe in your piece, what's the point of having a blockade at all? Egypt was in the process of building a new security fence that was sixty to ninety feet deep to block off those tunnels, so the last remaining outlet for Gaza was being choked off.

Over the past 10 years, it has dealt with four intense conflicts, and since 2007 has endured a blockade that has led to shortages of drugs and equipment, regular power crises and the near-impossibility of medical staff leaving Gaza to train, widen their experience or attend conferences.

"Here's a question for you: If they had given Kushner the money, would there have been a blockade?

A spokesperson for the local sheriff's office declined to comment on the number of occupiers left at the wildlife sanctuary, but confirmed that officials have maintained a blockade and checkpoints around the refuge.

While the Houthis appear to divert some supplies from civilians, the Yemeni government in exile and the Saudi-led coalition have implemented a blockade, strangling a country dependent on imports of food and fuel.

The Palestinians have endured a blockade by Israeli troops, the shelling of neighborhoods that serve as bases for gunmen and the assassination, abduction and arrest of terror suspects, most of whom are security officials.

Israel and Egypt have imposed a blockade on Gaza and restricted the entry of goods since 2007.

Pro-democracy protesters have extended a blockade on the streets, bringing parts of the city to a standstill.