through a/the roadblock

Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words

To pass or drive past a roadblock, often without stopping.

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Examples (10)

  • The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.
  • Despite the police efforts, the suspect managed to get through the roadblock undetected.
  • The protesters tried to push through the roadblock, but they were stopped.
  • We need to find a way to get through this roadblock before nightfall.
  • If you attempt to drive through a roadblock, you will face severe penalties.
  • The convoy had to navigate carefully through the hastily erected roadblock.
  • Rumors spread that a group of armed men had broken through the main roadblock.
  • He sped up, determined to blast through the final roadblock on his escape route.
  • Security forces were ordered to prevent anyone from passing through the roadblock.
  • Having successfully made it through the first roadblock, they encountered another one further down the road.