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.

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Jacka squeezed 1,400 vines into two blocks in her parents' garden, which had at one time been part of a smallholding. —

ABC News, 21 June 2026 Midfielder Declan Rice spoke glowingly of the halftime talk that helped spur England from a 2-2 tie at half-time to the 4-2 win, as the Three Lions roared out of the blocks in the second half. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026 Antonee Robinson left-footed the ball to an unmarked Sergiño Dest at the top of the box, a shot that was blocked in the wall, then arced toward the goal. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Brett Wulke, Fair Park's general manager, said reopening the museum is one building block in a larger effort to bring more programming to the park. —

Crystal Cooper, CBS News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in