EMBARGO in a Sentence

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Example sentences for EMBARGO, such as:
1. The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo.
2. The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago.
3. They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met.
4. She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on every subject.
5. As a result of the embargo, trade with the colonies was at a standstill.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EMBARGO
embargo
 v.  prevent commerce
 n.  a government order imposing a trade barrier
Classic Sentence:
1  She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on every subject.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
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Example Sentence:
1  The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago.
2  The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo.
3  The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva.
4  They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met.
5  As a result of the embargo, trade with the colonies was at a standstill.