create a blockage
Frequency: 5.84.5 per million words
to form an obstruction
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Examples (10)
- A buildup of grease and food scraps can create a blockage in the kitchen sink.
- The surgeon discovered that a blood clot had created a blockage in the patient's artery.
- An accident involving two cars created a major blockage on the bridge during rush hour.
- The new regulations are expected to create a blockage in the supply chain.
- Pouring cement down the drain will inevitably create a permanent blockage.
- If the debris isn't cleared, it could create a blockage and cause flooding.
- His defensive attitude creates a blockage to any meaningful conversation.
- We need to identify what is creating this blockage in our production line.
- Unresolved trauma can create an emotional blockage that affects relationships.
- The gradual accumulation of sediment had created a blockage at the river's mouth.