Barricaded is an English word with synonyms like barred or blockaded. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Barricaded meaning
simple past and past participle of barricade
Synonyms of Barricaded
Using Barricaded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of barricade
- Useful related words include: barred, blockaded, obstructed.
- In the example corpus, barricaded often appears in combinations such as: barricaded himself, barricaded themselves, barricaded the.
Context around Barricaded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barricaded
- In this selection, "barricaded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suspect, doors, entry, themselves, thus and area stand out and add context to how "barricaded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include armed serbs barricaded themselves in and banjska and barricaded themselves in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barricaded" sits close to words such as affirmation, ailment and alerting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barricaded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bridgewater Police responded, finding entry barricaded. (6 words)
Typically used in extricating an inmate who is barricaded in their cell. (12 words)
Police then entered al-Aqsa, firing stun grenades and trying to remove the people barricaded inside. (16 words)
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. (37 words)
The dispute came to a head in January when the tribe barricaded the roads, allowing the non-tribal property owners who live along those roads to use them only to acquire food, prescriptions, propane and other services. (37 words)
Tensions between the two countries have been high since last Sunday when Kosovo police fought around 30 heavily armed Serbs who stormed the Kosovo village of Banjska and barricaded themselves in a Serbian Orthodox monastery. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Suspect Barricaded In Oak Park HomeSacramento police are working to detain a possibly armed suspect who is barricaded in a residence in the area of Mello Court.
All the roads leading to the court were barricaded, thus forcing motorists and pedestrians to take alternate routes.
Apparently the Yankees should have barricaded the entrances to the Stadium and prevented the A’s from leaving and the Rays from entering.
At each end of the block it would be barricaded so drivers could not drive through the bike lanes anymore, at any time of the day.
A video uploaded to social media - which is said to be taken from inside the school during the lockdown - shows doors barricaded and loud sirens ringing out, as children hide behind upturned tables.
Bridgewater Police responded, finding entry barricaded.
But eventually, Joaquín slowed and nosed the car into a dirt driveway that was barricaded by orange netting.
But those protesting peacefully, for the cause of justice, are barricaded from all 4 sides – sitting here like prisoners,” he said.
Byrd said he shouted at rioters several times for them to back away from the glass door they were smashing to get into the barricaded area.
Every day, Vélina Élysée Charlier drives past barricaded neighborhoods and frequently sees dead bodies lying on the street, she said, a result of score-settling between gangs and vigilantes in Haiti’s capital.
Hamilton police are asking residents to stay clear as they deal with a barricaded person on the East Mountain.
Later that night, at around 10pm, crews were called to Southhouse Terrace and were met by teenagers who barricaded a street and launched fireworks at firefighters.
Police then entered al-Aqsa, firing stun grenades and trying to remove the people barricaded inside.
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off with police that left one officer and three attackers dead.
Tensions between the two countries have been high since last Sunday when Kosovo police fought around 30 heavily armed Serbs who stormed the Kosovo village of Banjska and barricaded themselves in a Serbian Orthodox monastery.
The dispute came to a head in January when the tribe barricaded the roads, allowing the non-tribal property owners who live along those roads to use them only to acquire food, prescriptions, propane and other services.
The occupants had barricaded themselves in their bedroom and told dispatchers the homeowner, John Lee Fleming, was armed with a knife.
The protesters barricaded the Oba Adesida Road at the popular First Bank Roundabout Alagbaka area, chanting various solidarity songs and causing traffic logjam for hours.
There was no response and officers decided to force entry although it appeared the door had been barricaded.
Typically used in extricating an inmate who is barricaded in their cell.
Common combinations with barricaded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: