How to Use blockage in a Sentence

blockage

noun
Definition of blockagenext
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  • He had surgery to open up blockages in his arteries.
  • The heat and force should help turn the blockage into smaller bits.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The blockage forces the heart to work harder and can lead to cardiac damage.
    — The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
  • If there was, the injured tissue had to be removed and the blockage opened.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • If the pain centers on the forehead, that may indicate a blockage in the carotid artery in the neck.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
  • The Russian blockage of millions of tons of grain has led to food shortages in Africa and Asia.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • Tess returns, taking them on a route around the blockage.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The fatty deposits can block the flow of oxygen and blood that the heart needs to work and the blockage can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The blockage has ignited wild price swings for crops and the cost of transporting them.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • The closure lasted so long because of the lane blockage and debris from the crash, the two agencies said.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The cause was an intestinal blockage, her son Robert Schachter said.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • At the end of the show, Thompson began to report on a traffic blockage on the Red Mountain Freeway.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: These curtains do not offer 100% blockage when used.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
  • For physical breakup of the blockage, untwist and extend a wire hanger and poke around in there.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • When this occurs, the cells can clump together, leading to clots and blockages in the blood vessels.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, there’s been a lot of repression and blockage, and inequality, but that was one of the openings.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • An angiogram may not detect smooth blockages in the blood vessels.
    — Donna Blass, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • He was diagnosed with high blood cholesterol in 2019 and said a scan revealed a blockage in his heart.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There are different causes of stroke, but the most common is a blockage of blood flow to part of the brain, which is called an ischemic stroke.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • In practice, this almost always means that there are blockages in the blood vessels.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • But when their heart is scanned, no blood vessel blockage or death of cardiac muscle is seen.
    — Time, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Once again, blockages in the river have focused attention on ideas of progress and the type of future locals hope to build.
    — Adam M. Sowards, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2023
  • On top of his list of possible causes was ischemia, in which some type of blockage cuts off the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the gut.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • This is a blockage in the duct that supplies sperm to the urethra during ejaculation.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
  • My doctors concluded that the blockages took place rather soon after the bypass surgery.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
  • It was estimated that the blockage held up as much as $10.9 billion worth of cargo per day.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The first, conductive hearing loss, is due to a blockage in the outer or middle ear that stops sounds from getting through.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Cardiac arrest can follow a heart attack, which is when a blockage keeps the heart from getting enough blood.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Police arrived to disperse the blockage, but cars were still stuck at the time of publication.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Step 6: Check the Exterior Vent Go outside to where the dryer vent exits your home, and check to see if there's any blockage.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023

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