block in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Swifties - the singer's legion of fans - of all ages lined every block in the vicinity of the arena.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He is of Mexican, white and Indigenous blood, and his ex-bracero grandfather was the first Mexican to own a home on his block in Westminster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Super Micro encountered a stumbling block in March, when co-founder Wally Liaw and other employees were charged with diverting $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips to China.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
On a cloudy Monday in April, the “Origins” crew took over a block in Carlstadt, a town of some 6,000 people close to the Meadowlands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The average toy block in this collection, we might assume, is three inches on a side.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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