block
noun
a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
had been blocking
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past perfect progressiveof block.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Rojas, Wendelstedt determined, had been blocking the base before he received the ball, triggering a defensive interference call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
It had been blocking the working of an assembly and executive over concerns about post-Brexit trade arrangements.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
“This is way too close to home,” she said, adding that police cars had been blocking streets throughout the neighborhood.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
NetBlocks noted that internet service providers had been blocking traffic to Twitter, and that people could circumvent the blocking by using a virtual private network, or VPN.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2023
I had been blocking on it, but now I remembered that Mom, Myron, and I were flying out in the morning to visit my father’s grave in Los Angeles.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
