block in
phrasal verb
blocked in; blocking in; blocks in
: to put something in front of (someone or something) so that person or thing cannot move freely
My car is blocked in.
Security guards blocked me in. and I could not get close to the celebrity.
Examples of block in in a Sentence
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The odometer showed the car had traveled 1,000 miles the week of the attack — the distance of a round trip to and from the lawyer’s block in Pacific Palisades.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
After dropping the third set, La Costa Canyon took an 11-5 lead on Magnin’s kill off the block in transition.
—Tim Meehan and Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Kalkbrenner, a native of Florissant, Missouri, averaged a career-high 17.3 points and 3.1 blocks in 2023-24, adding 7.6 rebounds per.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Brink finished with 11 points, four assists and two blocks in her WNBA debut, but early foul trouble limited her impact.
—Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The instrument hits the auction block in its original condition, with no replacements or refinishes.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Sacramento has made some progress, which includes recent safety-enhancing changes to dozens of blocks in the city center.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Key stumbling blocks in the Canadian labor talks included securing fair compensation for writers, protections against evolving artificial intelligence technologies on live-action and animation projects, and minimum writers’ room staffing on domestic TV series.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Barricades had been set up blocking off traffic for a block in front of Village Hall, which itself was ringed with plastic orange barrels tied together with yellow rope.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
After dropping the third set, La Costa Canyon took an 11-5 lead on Magnin’s kill off the block in transition.
—Tim Meehan and Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
Kalkbrenner, a native of Florissant, Missouri, averaged a career-high 17.3 points and 3.1 blocks in 2023-24, adding 7.6 rebounds per.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Brink finished with 11 points, four assists and two blocks in her WNBA debut, but early foul trouble limited her impact.
—Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The instrument hits the auction block in its original condition, with no replacements or refinishes.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
Sacramento has made some progress, which includes recent safety-enhancing changes to dozens of blocks in the city center.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Key stumbling blocks in the Canadian labor talks included securing fair compensation for writers, protections against evolving artificial intelligence technologies on live-action and animation projects, and minimum writers’ room staffing on domestic TV series.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Barricades had been set up blocking off traffic for a block in front of Village Hall, which itself was ringed with plastic orange barrels tied together with yellow rope.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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