run a blockade

Frequency: 5.54.5 per million words

To pass through a blockade, especially with a ship or vehicle.

blockadeVERB + blockade

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run

Examples (10)

  • During the Civil War, fast ships were used to run the naval blockade.
  • The captain knew the immense risk of trying to run the blockade at night.
  • Only a few smugglers successfully ran the blockade to deliver essential supplies.
  • The rebels' main objective was to run the military blockade and reach their allies.
  • In the sci-fi movie, the starship pilot had to run an energy blockade set up by the enemy.
  • The aid convoy is preparing to run the blockade to bring food to the besieged city.
  • Running the blockade was their only hope of receiving reinforcements.
  • He became a legend for having run the blockade multiple times under heavy fire.
  • If we can run this blockade, we can change the course of the war.
  • The government warned that any vehicle attempting to run the blockade would be seized.