block

Example Sentences

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The couple lived in the block of flats with the boy's siblings - his 12-year-old sister and 10-year-old half-sister.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In its primordial form, liberalism was a political belief that the building block of society is the individual—an idea tethered loosely to the Christian notion that every single human being contains a divine spark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A goal of the legislation is to block these cases from going forward and prevent new ones from being filed.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The sounds of Bambaataa’s South Bronx block parties soon reached mainstream avenues, spreading beyond the community and eventually beyond New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He got to the end of the block and changed as he turned the corner, stepping into a breeze.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste