Example Sentences

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But this year, climbers were hindered by a huge, unstable chunk of dangerous ice, known as a serac, which had been blocking the route from Everest Base Camp up to the peak.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

“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