cinder block

Example Sentences

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He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where he’d lived for 20 years, twisted debris of cinder blocks and mangled wood siding scattered across where his home once stood.

From Seattle Times

A woman donning a bright orange wig was caught on video Thursday in New York City hurling a cinder block into the window of a taxi.

From Fox News

It was raised on cinder blocks, but every tower of blocks was strapped both to the house and to the foundation, with additional strapping from the house directly to the foundation.

From Seattle Times

The pair escaped by breaking through a cinder block wall on the second floor of the facility, then maneuvering through perimeter fencing and barbed wire, the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office said.

From Seattle Times

Ukrainian soldiers run alongside the civilians to help them and then return to take cover behind a cinder block wall.

From New York Times