OBSTACLE in a Sentence
Learn OBSTACLE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
79 example sentences for OBSTACLE, such as:
1. Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
2. The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle.
3. The density, which was his support, was also an obstacle.
4. Everything presented an obstacle, everything raised a question.
5. Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle.
2. The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle.
3. The density, which was his support, was also an obstacle.
4. Everything presented an obstacle, everything raised a question.
5. Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle.
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Meanings and Examples of OBSTACLE
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obstacle
n. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
n. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
Classic Sentence: (63 in 5 pages)
1 In her impatience she endeavoured to pass this obstacle by pushing her horse into what appeared to be a gap.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
2 They encountered an obstacle evidently; a rock.
3 An obstacle occurred to this his favourite project, in the mutual attachment of his ward and his son and hence the original cause of the banishment of Wilfred from the house of his father.
4 I am not romantic fool enough to further the fortune, or avert the fate, of one who is likely to be a successful obstacle between me and my wishes.
5 There was a still greater obstacle in Oliver's youth and childishness.
6 His instinct was to regard her as a conspirator against rather than as an antecedent obstacle to Thomasin's happiness.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 9 Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 9 Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy
7 Feeling about for the obstacle which had flung him down, he discovered that two tufts of heath had been tied together across the path, forming a loop, which to a traveller was certain overthrow.
8 The money which my mother had left was enough for all our wants, and there seemed to be no obstacle to our happiness.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
9 You do not imagine that if I were the pursuer I should allow myself to be baffled by so slight an obstacle.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
10 Corinthe created an obstacle, the Rue Mondetour was easily barricaded on the right and the left, no attack was possible except from the Rue Saint-Denis, that is to say, in front, and in full sight.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER III—NIGHT BEGINS TO DESCEND UPON GRANTAIRE
Context Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER III—NIGHT BEGINS TO DESCEND UPON GRANTAIRE
11 Proceeding from circuit to circuit, he reached a lane which he judged to be the Rue de la Poterie; near the middle of this street, he came in contact with an obstacle.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 13: CHAPTER I—FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENIS
Context Highlight In BOOK 13: CHAPTER I—FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER SAINT-DENIS
12 After all, he saw no obstacle to their happy life resuming its course.
13 Everything presented an obstacle, everything raised a question.
14 The density, which was his support, was also an obstacle.
15 A weak obstacle is sometimes sufficient to overthrow a great design.
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1 We assume that competent doctors emerge at the end of an obstacle course of traditional examinations based on facts.
2 The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle.
3 Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
4 Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle.
5 The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.
6 With that, the main obstacle to Russian admission would instantly disappear.
7 The leaving of her mother will remove the last obstacle to their marriage.
8 I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles.
9 When it comes to dealing with daily obstacles, people have a tendency toward catastrophizing.
10 If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
11 The game had a single inviolable rule: obstacles were to be overcome, not circumvented.
12 If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead you anywhere spectacular.
13 The wheel is designed with obstacles in the ball's path to randomise its movement.
14 Currency-conversion costs remain one of the biggest obstacles to cross-border trade.
15 Faced by almost insurmountable obstacles, the members of the underground maintained their courage and will to resist.