blocking
Example Sentences
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He has been receiving private instruction to understand his role of blocking specific defenders and adjusting when linebackers blitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Wikipedia is also highly cited, but sources tell me the gatekeepers to Wiki pages are even stricter than Reddit mods when it comes to blocking promotional amendments, and rightly so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For years, Sacha has helped develop leronlimab, which is intended to prevent HIV from entering immune cells by blocking a surface protein known as CCR5.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The moon casts a shadow on the earth as it passes between the two, completely or partially blocking out the sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Caesar, his Stetson blocking his face, favoring his bandaged hand, leans against the post.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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The Black Girl Survives in This One
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