block

Example Sentences

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To support this belief, Zillow said it may block a listing from its site if it isn’t available publicly within a day of it being advertised to buyers elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Every dawn or dusk, Sevidov leaves his grey apartment block on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rig, an industrial city in central Ukraine, to see what birds he can spot.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

On 1 March 2023, Zeraati's wife Oldouz Rezvani filmed two men wearing white gloves and blue surgical masks entering the communal garden of their block of flats.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Video of the rescue posted by the police department shows the Salinas Fire Department breaking down the wall and finding cinder block behind it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Still, the officers on the ground did what they could and tried to keep people away, even though it was pointless to try to block the roads.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone