block

Example Sentences

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His administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision last month to block construction of the ballroom, slated at the site of the now demolished East Wing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

So is hip-hop, which they use as a soundtrack to each digitally rendered block attack.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

You can choose to block individual apps; whole categories of app, like social media or games; or even certain URLs.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

The Wikimedia Foundation said Saturday it has found a compromise with the Indonesian government, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundation feared were overly invasive.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

At the top of each page, in Pops’s neat block script, is the title of each puzzle.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam