block in

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Approval for a metal shredding plant in the community went back and forth in court before being blocked in 2024 amid outcry from residents and activists. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Weather also contributed on a recent weekday when the two right lanes remained blocked in each direction on I-285 in that same zone, the state said. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Elsewhere, a Russian strike on an apartment block in southeastern Ukraine Saturday killed a three-month-old baby and wounded 11 people, local officials said. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The 31-year-old, who was born in New York and raised in Dallas, was named Best Middle Blocker at the 2024 Games, tying the Olympic record with eight blocks in a pool-play match against Serbia. — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026