On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Embargo. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as block or halt and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Embargo in a sentence
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Embargo meaning
- An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
- A ban on trade with another country.
- A temporary ban on making certain information public.
Synonyms of Embargo
Using Embargo
- The main meaning on this page is: An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port. | A ban on trade with another country. | A temporary ban on making certain information public.
- Useful related words include: trade embargo, block, halt, stop.
- In the example corpus, embargo often appears in combinations such as: arms embargo, embargo on, the embargo.
Context around Embargo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Embargo
- In this selection, "embargo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, arms, greek, own, act, spelled and lifted stand out and add context to how "embargo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1807 the embargo act of and 2008 the embargo was lifted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "embargo" sits close to words such as affirming, antigua and betts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with embargo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Notably, Volition timed this announcement to coincide with the press review embargo for Starfield. (14 words)
Tehran has already called for a total oil and gas embargo against nations that support Israel. (16 words)
However, in the 1970s, after the Arab oil embargo, the price of petroleum products increased whilst copper prices plummeted. (19 words)
However, the embargo had bad impact on the Republic of Macedonia's economy as the country was cut off from the port of Thessaloniki and became landlocked because of the UN embargo on Yugoslavia to the north, and the Greek embargo to the south. (44 words)
Mogadishu, Somalia — Horn of Africa leaders now want the international community to repeal the existing United Nations arms embargo in Somalia allowing President Hassan Mohamud led government better equip its military in the fight against terrorism. (36 words)
Liberal MP Salma Zahid wrote on social media that her own party “must block this transparent attempt to circumvent the arms embargo our government committed to” and have “a real arms embargo” against Israel. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, the embargo had bad impact on the Republic of Macedonia's economy as the country was cut off from the port of Thessaloniki and became landlocked because of the UN embargo on Yugoslavia to the north, and the Greek embargo to the south.
Liberal MP Salma Zahid wrote on social media that her own party “must block this transparent attempt to circumvent the arms embargo our government committed to” and have “a real arms embargo” against Israel.
During the conflict there was a heavily enforced arms embargo on the DRC, but in 2008 the embargo was lifted to allow arms to be sold directly to the government under strict UN supervisions.
The European Union has said it will continue to enforce its own embargo against Iran after the lifting of the UN embargo.
President Jefferson imposed an embargo on Britain in 1807; the Embargo Act of 1807 prevented all American ships from sailing to a foreign port.
Protests continued to grow; and so it was that the Jefferson administration requested and Congress rendered yet another embargo act. Consequences A political cartoon showing merchants dodging the "Ograbme", which is "Embargo" spelled backwards.
Allows the Department of Revenue to issue an administrative hold on regulated marijuana products, and to embargo and destroy non-compliant products.
At the peak of General Franco’s embargo of the British-held peninsula, the region was isolated and inaccessible, the border closed and flights limited.
Bauchi State House of Assembly has appealed to Governor Bala Mohammed to lift embargo on the recruitment of civil servants.
But the EU was close to a compromise on banning Russian synthetic rubber, diplomats said, even though Germany and Italy opposed a complete embargo which Poland and the Baltic countries are calling for.
However, an exciting future is ahead and he would have spent the full season on loan at Derby had he not been recalled as a result of the transfer embargo in January.
However, in the 1970s, after the Arab oil embargo, the price of petroleum products increased whilst copper prices plummeted.
Mogadishu, Somalia — Horn of Africa leaders now want the international community to repeal the existing United Nations arms embargo in Somalia allowing President Hassan Mohamud led government better equip its military in the fight against terrorism.
Mothership’s press accreditation was first suspended for six months in February last year, after it broke an embargo on the details of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) increases during Budget 2022.
Need the embargo lifted and some fresh players in. Biggest story of the night is Lopata, cant blame him for wanting out.
Notably, Volition timed this announcement to coincide with the press review embargo for Starfield.
On December 7, 1941, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the US Naval Base at n response to an embargo on steel.
Reporters were given it under embargo - meaning they couldn't immediately publish the content - about 20 minutes before Kirby and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared in the briefing.
Support for the Mexican initiative to end the embargo should come with a renewed effort on the part of Caribbean leaders to ensure that Cuba and Venezuela break free of the US pressures.
Tehran has already called for a total oil and gas embargo against nations that support Israel.
Common combinations with embargo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- arms embargo 55×
- embargo on 51×
- the embargo 35×
- an embargo 22×
- embargo and 14×
- oil embargo 13×
- embargo against 12×
- trade embargo 8×
- transfer embargo 7×
- embargo to 6×