How to Use obstruction in a Sentence

obstruction

noun

• She died from an obstruction of the airway.
• They are removing trees and other obstructions from the path.
• He is on trial for the obstruction of a criminal investigation.
• Repeat the motion five times and check the child's mouth to see if the obstruction has cleared.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
• Evans told Long to get away from the car or he would be charged with obstruction.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 26 June 2023
• The lack of a plan after McCarthy’s ouster seems to show that obstruction is kind of the point.
  — Charles R. Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
• To achieve the best results, clear a path so the air can travel across the open space without any obstructions.
  — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
• Just make sure to avoid any spots with forested obstructions to the northeast-east sky.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 22 July 2024
• So Ola who’d, who’d already pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction and has agreed to pay $2,000 for her share of the damage.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
• The more walls and other obstructions between your antenna and the towers, the worse the signal will be.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
• Wolf then threatens to arrest Kern on a charge of obstruction.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
• Lisa Marie died suddenly from a small bowel obstruction on Jan. 12 at the age of 54.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• None of the physicians could explain how the marble-sized obstruction had grown so large in so little time.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
• SoRelle is not on trial in this case, but has pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice charges.
  — John Woolley, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2022
• Bean, Haley and Smith face up to 20 years in prison on the obstruction of justice convictions.
  — Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
• Julie was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• Piotr Bobak, 44, pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of justice.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
• Also, ensure that there isn't a water link break, leak in the system, or some kind of obstruction in the head, such as dirt, that has caused the sprinkler to clog.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
• Halfway through, the Tesla senses an obstruction — possibly a truck stopped on the side of the road — and pauses its lane change.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
• Jesse Barcelona was charged with obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and theft, Paul said.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• But by some measures, the crime of obstruction is as, or even more, serious a threat to Trump or his close associates.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022
• Three times the presidential motorcade had left the gates of the White House, only to return due to obstructions along their route.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
• Both Demoss and Peters face one count of obstruction of justice.
  — Amanda Su, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2022
• Julie Chrisley was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• Among the crimes that the search warrant said the authorities might find evidence of was obstruction.
  — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
• He could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both, if convicted of abetting and obstruction of justice.
  — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
• In addition to the murder and assault charges, Moses was also found guilty of an obstruction of justice charge.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
• And a number of false statements made and encouragement of others to be involved in the obstruction.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
• Kidney stones that are large, cause severe obstruction, or do not pass on their own within three to four weeks may need medical treatment to either break them up or remove them physically.
  — Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
• Ritter was sentenced last week after having previously been convicted of all the charges levied against him in February, including one hate crime count, one federal firearms count, and one count of obstruction, all related to Doe’s murder.
  — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024