block
noun
a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
were blocking
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past progressiveof block.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
On Sunday evening, Jewish settlers were blocking roads in protest in the occupied West Bank.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
"They began organising traffic and clearing the markets, removing the street vendors who were blocking the roads. We felt protected from thugs and thieves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
There were art desks and paint cabinets and crap that must have fallen from the floor above that were blocking the staircase entrance to his left, and water was dripping everywhere.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
