block
noun
a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
have blocked
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present perfectof block.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But only just: the authorities have blocked access to its website.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jonathan Tah thought he had given Germany a 2-1 lead in extra time, only for the video assistant referee to intervene, with Waldemar Anton adjudged to have blocked goalkeeper Orlando Gill.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Fences crisscrossing the National Mall to hem in the Great American State Fair have blocked the famed sightline from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Protesters have blocked access to an Olympic gymnasium that served as a vote-counting centre ever since.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“You lost two friends. You may have blocked it out.”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
