Bryland had reached the street; a low wall prevented shots at his tires.

Between 1961 and 1989, the wall prevented almost all such emigration.

A wall of hedge prevented their going farther ahead and they must choose now to turn left into the maze or go back.

He tried to step back, but the wall prevented him.

However, the walls did not prevent the Ottoman army from overrunning the city in 1645 after just two months' siege.

A retaining wall prevents the material from washing back into the harbor.

Keeping between Ruth and the wall might prevent him from floating about.

Lucullus's wall would prevent his own troops fleeing the field.

And when they spoke, the thickest walls could not prevent me from hearing their words.

The wall prevented her plan, and she continued at her job until now.