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

If we imagine that every event throughout the universe’s history does “exist” within the block universe, then we might ask: when does the block itself exist?

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The crash occurred in the 1000 block of Pacific Coast Highway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Part-sculpted work and marble block, each has a tragic aspect to it, recalling John Greenleaf Whittier’s forlorn observation: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"Like this, the best I can do is stand in front of a door or window to block it."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios