cinder block

Example Sentences

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He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where he’d lived for 20 years, twisted debris of cinder blocks and mangled wood siding scattered across where his home once stood.

From Seattle Times

An album Kenny keeps inside his office contains grainy photos of his grandfather piling cinder blocks and his father helping install the roofing.

From Los Angeles Times

Home, a drive-in movie theater, a dingy park and a hospital room are demarcated with the rearrangement of old tires, cinder blocks and spare wood.

From Los Angeles Times

At the head of each grave stands a cinder block tied with a scarf, a small tribute: purple, red, flowered.

From New York Times

There are no headstones, just cinder blocks painted with last names, or sometimes just the name of the city the deceased had fled from.

From New York Times