Obstructive is an English word with synonyms like clogging or hindering. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Obstructive in a sentence
Obstructive meaning
Causing obstructions.
Synonyms of Obstructive
Using Obstructive
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing obstructions.
- Useful related words include: clogging, hindering, impeding, preventive.
- In the example corpus, obstructive often appears in combinations such as: chronic obstructive, obstructive pulmonary, obstructive sleep.
Context around Obstructive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obstructive
- In this selection, "obstructive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chronic, citation, deliberately, sleep, pulmonary and apnea stand out and add context to how "obstructive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and and causes obstructive breathing which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obstructive" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obstructive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On other matters, corporate lawyers are going berserk flexing their obstructive muscles. (12 words)
Ms Quinn, who lived alone, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and walked with a stick. (15 words)
Folks with obstructive disease were more than eight times as likely to have a heart attack. (16 words)
In general, side sleeping works best for the majority of people, especially those who have breathing problems while they sleep, including obstructive sleep apnea,” he said, adding that your body might also ache if you are overweight. (37 words)
Obstructive apnea happens when airway muscles physically block a person’s breathing, while central apnea is when the brain forgets to signal the body to breath (a third mixed form has features of both). (34 words)
In a (yet to be peer-reviewed) paper they said their “final analysis showed major sleep disorders like insomnia, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), restless leg syndrome (RLS), in a sample of 67,844 individuals”. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
OSA accounts for 84%, CSA for 0.4%, and 15% of cases are mixed. citation Obstructive sleep apnea main Screenshot of a PSG system showing an obstructive apnea.
An Environment Agency spokesperson said: “We take our responsibility to protect the environment very seriously and will always pursue and prosecute companies that are deliberately obstructive or misleading.
Folks with obstructive disease were more than eight times as likely to have a heart attack.
In 2021, Jasmine Cephas Jones revealed her father had a double lung transplant from fighting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In general, side sleeping works best for the majority of people, especially those who have breathing problems while they sleep, including obstructive sleep apnea,” he said, adding that your body might also ache if you are overweight.
Johnson developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and told The Associated Press in a 2019 interview that he would regularly pass out because he could not get enough oxygen.
Ms Quinn, who lived alone, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and walked with a stick.
Ms Quinn, who lived alone, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and walked with a stick, was described as ‘defenceless’ by prosecutors.
Obstructive apnea happens when airway muscles physically block a person’s breathing, while central apnea is when the brain forgets to signal the body to breath (a third mixed form has features of both).
On other matters, corporate lawyers are going berserk flexing their obstructive muscles.
Researchers found that people with higher levels of the vitamin, which is also found in vegetable oils and cereal grains, were significantly less likely to have asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
She rails against this villainous and obstructive orthodoxy, apparently unaware that getting things past opponents and convincing sceptics is the main thing prime ministers have to do.
Stefan-Alexandru Bloj told jurors that since his 44-tonne HGV ploughed into the back of David Sullivan's Citroen on a motorway he has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea.
The council has also shined a light on obstructive behaviour to discourage drivers from blocking pavements and stopping at inconvenient locations to drop off their children.
This tip, which the NHS also recommends, is to avoid sleeping on your back because sleeping on your back narrows your airways and causes obstructive breathing, which increases snoring.
City Corporation has committed to tackle “the growing issue of inappropriately parked and obstructive dockless bikes” and continues to call for “stronger legislation from the national government” on the matter.
Dr Porter highlighted two key risk factors for brain health that might surprise many – one being the impact of snoring, or more specifically, obstructive sleep apnoea.
If Japan wants to be derided in the same way China, Iran or North Korea are, wrt human rights, then I am sure it could be obstructive.
In a (yet to be peer-reviewed) paper they said their “final analysis showed major sleep disorders like insomnia, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), restless leg syndrome (RLS), in a sample of 67,844 individuals”.
It features a group of men and women enjoying a parade, but Disney fans have raised objections, calling it "annoying," "obstructive," and expressing that it would block the view of those behind.
Common combinations with obstructive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- chronic obstructive 35×
- obstructive pulmonary 34×
- obstructive sleep 16×
- and obstructive 8×
- with obstructive 5×
- an obstructive 3×
- obstructive apnea 3×
- obstructive airway 2×
- of obstructive 2×
- obstructive and 2×