around the block

phrase

: through many experiences

—used especially to say that someone is no longer young or has become knowledgeable, capable, or mature because of past experience

hired a consultant who'd been around the block a few times

Examples of around the block in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The line stretched around the block outside 4317 Beverly Boulevard, where the artist and designer formerly known as Kanye West staged Yeezy Season 01 on Wednesday night, his first major runway presentation in more than four years. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

At a church in Pensacola where the United Cajun Navy was distributing supplies Sunday morning, a line of hundreds of cars stretched around the block. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Hours before, a line ran down 65th Street and around the block with fans trying to score a ticket to the world premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Wear them to date night or sport them for a casual walk around the block. — Ruby McAuliffe, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for around the block

• electroshock
• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk