| 1. | She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on every subject. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 2. | You will see at the next outbreak they will put an embargo on Irish cattle. - from Ulysses by James Joyce |
| 3. | "I have just placed an embargo on all vessels at present in his Majesty's ports, and without particular permission, not one dare lift an anchor.. - from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |