Sentence examples similar to roadblocks met from inspiring English sources

On Wednesday, an armored Army vehicle attempting to push through one of the new roadblocks was met with gunfire.

Attempts to apply for public assistance were met with roadblocks.

Even those modest approvals have met cultural roadblocks.

But the campaign for Ms. White has met some roadblocks.

The investigation met other roadblocks.

(The Kochs differ with Trump on immigration policy, but there, too, the administration's efforts have met numerous roadblocks).

"On this bridge, America's long march to freedom met a roadblock of violent resistance.

While these companies maintain that they're doing all they can to help imperiled borrowers, critics contend that homeowners routinely meet roadblocks.

Filmed with a stiffing energy, as if the bright lights and the big city are closing in on Riggan, the scene is the ultimate dark night of the soul for our hero -- a man trying everything to prove himself but constantly meeting roadblocks that hinge on larger societal hangups.

Each of these presidents wanted to fix our energy problems from Washington, and all of them met with intractable roadblocks.

But he was met with constant roadblocks.