block
Example Sentences
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Metal barriers were put up at each block as sports fans faced an airport-style gauntlet of security.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
There is only a block, and all of eternity exists atemporally within it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
As the sun went down, the crowd shifted over a block to Mariachi Plaza where a 3-vs.-3 cascarita, or scrimmage, began on the pavement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Apple unveiled new child accounts and a comprehensive redesign of its parental controls settings that can more easily be set to block adult websites and only allow age-appropriate media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The Winstons’ mailbox was one of the fancier ones on the block.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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