barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
Examples of barricaded in a Sentence
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Authorities went on to introduce tear gas into the house with the barricaded subject, who turned himself in shortly afterward.
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Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
And, armed and likely unstable, he was found dead after exchanging fire with police who burst through a barricaded door to confront him.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of voters waited up to six hours in a line that wrapped around the embassy for a whole block and zigzagged along barricaded corridors set up by police.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The Kansas City Police Department set up a tactical response for an armed, barricaded suspect, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a department spokesperson.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department reports cited widespread failures and named the former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The suspect remains barricaded inside the home and has continued to fire from the location, Smith said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
On Tuesday, police used tear gas, detained a number of farmers and heavily barricaded border points to block the protesters from entering New Delhi.
—Krutika Pathi, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Minute by minute and step by step, the report traces how police officers first arrived at the school but quickly retreated in the face of gunfire, deciding to treat a gunman in a room with dozens of children as a barricaded suspect and wait for backup.
—Mark Berman, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
And, armed and likely unstable, he was found dead after exchanging fire with police who burst through a barricaded door to confront him.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of voters waited up to six hours in a line that wrapped around the embassy for a whole block and zigzagged along barricaded corridors set up by police.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The Kansas City Police Department set up a tactical response for an armed, barricaded suspect, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a department spokesperson.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department reports cited widespread failures and named the former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The suspect remains barricaded inside the home and has continued to fire from the location, Smith said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
On Tuesday, police used tear gas, detained a number of farmers and heavily barricaded border points to block the protesters from entering New Delhi.
—Krutika Pathi, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Minute by minute and step by step, the report traces how police officers first arrived at the school but quickly retreated in the face of gunfire, deciding to treat a gunman in a room with dozens of children as a barricaded suspect and wait for backup.
—Mark Berman, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
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