en bloc

Example Sentences

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When there are, they’re removed en bloc, field-jacketed in plaster and taken back to the museum for definitive uncovering.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2017

“In a piecemeal way we’ve been doing that for years, but now we can take it en bloc and I don’t mind telling you we’re rather excited.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2015

The en bloc type, they can last hours.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2015

"There is a risk that people end up feeling that religious groups, en bloc, are against same-sex couples completely," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2012

At B�nk�pur the officers, notwithstanding the action of Sir R. Barker, previously noted, had sent their commissions en bloc to Lord Clive.

From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by Malleson, George Bruce