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.
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Peyton Watson added 11 points and three blocks in 28 minutes.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Ware finished Saturday’s win over the Thunder with seven points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field and 1-of-3 shooting on threes, nine rebounds, one steal and one block in 16 minutes off the bench.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Byrd had maybe his best game of the season, with a box-score-stuffing 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and four blocks in 31 minutes – his second career game with at least those numbers in each statistical category.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation will be able to help more people after the 2005 Ford GT rolls across the auction block in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 23.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Ware finished Saturday’s win over the Thunder with seven points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field and 1-of-3 shooting on threes, nine rebounds, one steal and one block in 16 minutes off the bench.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Byrd had maybe his best game of the season, with a box-score-stuffing 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and four blocks in 31 minutes – his second career game with at least those numbers in each statistical category.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation will be able to help more people after the 2005 Ford GT rolls across the auction block in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 23.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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