block

Example Sentences

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Lines wrap around the block for The Corner Store, where reservations are as elusive as they are coveted.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

"You could potentially see a situation where Argentina pushes for some intervention at the UN and the US may support or just not actively block," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

On the facade of an apartment block in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a giant mosaic depicting cosmonauts and engineers celebrates the scientific triumphs of the Soviet Union.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Deputies later located the individual, identified only as a man in his 20s, in his vehicle in the 21000 block of Rimgate Drive, a suburban residential neighborhood in Lake Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I ignored him, I closed my eyes, trying to block out all the din around me and focusing only on the voices in my headset, where the Frenchman was keeping his agonized wait.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse