blockish

Example Sentences

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The buildings seemed to creep out of one malaise — blockish and socialist — into another, the faux modernity of pasting blue-and-brown glass squares onto the facades of crumbling buildings.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

One of the joys of this exhibition is watching the artist convert his awkward, blockish manner of drawing into a supple, expansive and vibrant idiom that works a lot like his handling of color.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2019

The 66-year-old comedian, known for his angry, ranting delivery style, said he’s an obvious choice to play the Pixar character: A squat, blockish red man whose head lights up in flames when he’s mad.

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2015

The 66-year-old comedian, known for his angry, ranting delivery style, said he's an obvious choice to play the Pixar character: A squat, blockish red man whose head lights up in flames when he's mad.

From US News • Jun. 12, 2015

The gravestones are few and recent: blockish oblongs of granite polished to a Presbyterian gloss, the letters cut plainly and without any attempt at prettiness.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood