: an act or instance of obstructing : the state of being blocked
a blockage in a coronary artery
Examples of blockage in a Sentence
He had surgery to open up blockages in his arteries.
trying to prevent blockage of the artery
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As the train whirred over the tracks, the jostling of the train dislodged the blockage in my ear.
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Hazlitt, 30 July 2025
When the Newark Sewer Department cleared the blockage, the issue resolved.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Surgery is typically conducted if several of the coronary arteries are blocked and the blockages become widespread.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
For 55 years, CEQA has been blamed for adding costs and delays, including total blockage of contested projects.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
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Hazlitt, 30 July 2025
When the Newark Sewer Department cleared the blockage, the issue resolved.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Surgery is typically conducted if several of the coronary arteries are blocked and the blockages become widespread.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
For 55 years, CEQA has been blamed for adding costs and delays, including total blockage of contested projects.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for blockage
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blockage. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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blockage
noun
block·age
ˈbläk-ij 
: an act or instance of blocking : the state of being blocked
a blockage in an artery
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