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
When pausing to sit on a concrete block, she almost fell over.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022
And looking around the room, I remember thinking that my reading differences were like dragging a concrete block around every day, and how I felt sorry for myself.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
