block a passage
Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words
to obstruct a narrow way, a body tube, progress, or the passing of a bill
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Examples (10)
- A fallen tree blocked the narrow passage between the two cliffs.
- Allergic reactions can cause inflammation and block the nasal passage.
- Activists are trying to block the passage of the controversial bill.
- The ice was thick enough to block the passage of even the largest ships.
- Please don't block the passage with your suitcases.
- A small object can easily block the air passage of a young child.
- Protesters formed a human chain to block the passage of the convoy.
- The committee voted to block the passage of the proposed amendment.
- The landslide has blocked the only passage through the valley.
- Water had frozen inside the pipe to block the passage of fluid.