concrete block
Example Sentences
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They are still demanding answers over the key question surrounding the crash: why was there a concrete block at the end of the runway, despite international aviation safety guidelines?
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
If your room addition foundation is made from concrete block, check that it’s leveled as soon as half of the block is laid.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
On Monday night, Karimi’s house in the Tehran suburb of Lavasan was seized by the authorities, with a large concrete block placed at its entrance.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022
“It was my refuge, my place of peace,” said Rodriguez, 50, who along with her husband used their life savings to build the home block by concrete block.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
There it stood now, as I stepped back into the shop, still tall and gleaming on its concrete block, but shorn now of eminence.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
