How to Use block in in a Sentence

block in

phrasal verb

• Repeat offenders can see their platforms blocked in the EU.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 6 Aug. 2024
• There are still some large statue blocks in situ with remains that show that they were moved by a lever and chock method, still used by Egyptian workmen today.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
• Fuel 44 capitalized on the retro-swing, cocktail renaissance era and energized that block in a way that hasn’t happened since.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
• Entire blocks in the town have been razed by the flames.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Entire blocks in the town have been laid waste by the flames.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• The fledgling event took place on two stages on a single block in the Gaslamp.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
• As word got out about the burgers, lines formed around the block in SoHo.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
• More tellingly still, on the block in front of me are half a dozen dead pheasants.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Brooks also had five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in the game.
  — oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
• The firefighters watched as the flames overtook more than 70 city blocks in 30 hours.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• Portland’s first real chances came in the 23rd minute, as Smith pounced on a turnover but had both her shots blocked in the end.
  — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
• Only around 20% of the sun will be blocked in the Pacific Northwest.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• There’s still the complicated matter of the deal being blocked in the UK.
  — Tom Warren, The Verge, 14 July 2023
• The agency confirmed that the app would not be blocked in October 2022.
  — Masha Borak, The Verge, 7 July 2023
• The fires left a swath of devastation for blocks in the historic town of Lahaina.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• Place the block in the vase and add three peonies cut to varying heights in a triangular shape.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• The odometer showed the car had traveled 1,000 miles the week of the attack — the distance of a round trip to and from the lawyer’s block in Pacific Palisades.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
• But Smith's goal was blocked in a clean save by Zambia's goalkeeper.
  — NBC News, 25 July 2024
• While circling the block in hopes that the thief had ditched her bag nearby, Seema called Carrie and filled her in on the incident.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
• The set comes with 80 durable, high-grade plastic blocks in a convenient zip-up storage bag.
  — Christine Luff, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
• Changes since Dobbs: In 2022, the state enacted the total ban, but it was initially blocked in court.
  — Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
• Bam Adebayo added 13 points, four rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
• Grindr is blocked in the Olympic Village for this reason, as journalists and content creators have used the app to out Olympians in the past.
  — Frankie De La Cretaz, Them, 25 July 2024
• Crider picked up 21 points, seven boards, a steal and a block in Friday's win over Owen Valley.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
• The plate and bottom cover are made of brass blocks in the silver version (pictured) and aluminum in the black version.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
• Enforcement is blocked in some states, and the laws have been enacted in others.
  — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2024
• During a bout of writer’s block in 2021, the Nigeria native booked his first ever trip to the United States.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
• Many of the items are reportedly blocked in by collapsed walls and ceilings.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• After dropping the third set, La Costa Canyon took an 11-5 lead on Magnin’s kill off the block in transition.
  — Tim Meehan and Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
• More than a dozen states now ban the procedure, while others have enacted bans that have since been blocked in court.
  — Alison Durkee, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024