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 β Dec. 23, 2025
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 β Sep. 30, 2022
The space was still a work in progress, with raw concrete block walls and the dome’s reinforcements still showing.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 27, 2022
When pausing to sit on a concrete block, she almost fell over.
From BBC β Feb. 21, 2022
Behind the low counter, half a dozen women hovered over waist-high stoves made of concrete block.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
