Sentence examples for to blockades from inspiring English sources
verb
To create a blockade against.
The rubber farmers say they only resorted to blockades after repeatedly writing to government officials asking for help but never receiving a response.
But by decade's end, abortion remained legal, and the tactics of radical activists had escalated from pickets to blockades to bombings.
Abortion Protests In another new case, the court entered for the third time a long-running dispute over the application of federal law to blockades of abortion clinics by anti-abortion groups.
The transport problems began last week after a dispute between unions and the government over labour reforms broke down, leading to blockades at oil refineries and 20% of the country's 12,500 fuel pumps running towards empty.
"Do you really think that I am happy as a result of giving some orders for more closures, and more closures, and more closures?" Mr. Ben-Eliezer asked, referring to blockades on Palestinian areas in his characteristically swift, staccato delivery.
Hideously, they have even been subjected to blockades since after the earthquake.
Buenos Aires's response was to blockade Paraguay.
What if LinkedIn threatened to blockade imeem?
President Kennedy chose to blockade, not invade.
Having surrounded the base the women began to blockade it.
The French president intends to blockade Monaco to force it to pay French taxes.
