office block
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of office block
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Ruger is headquartered in a nondescript two-story office block in Southport, Conn., next to a massage parlor and beauty salon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck, having previously occupied an empty office block in northern Paris, used a former Paris university building for his show this last season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The bank he leads, JPMorgan Chase, said Thursday it would construct London’s largest office block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The former office block was being converted into a hotel.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
After the burning of "The Walker," Malloy's Livery Stable, directly opposite the Walker, was converted into a theatre, when it was decided to build an office block on the ruins of the Walker.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by John S. Lindsay
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