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

The governor of the Moscow region, Andrey Vorobyov, reported in a post to Telegram that one person was killed and five others injured when a drone hit an apartment block in Sofino, to the southwest of Moscow city. — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Truth Social declaration offers no details on how a ban would work; past efforts to revoke credentials, including the Jim Acosta case, have been blocked in court. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Adults spend around 20 to 25% of every sleep block in this neurologically active state, which extends into longer periods through the morning hours. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

In total, the zones will cover 52 city blocks in Center City and Old City. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026