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

Shutting the strait down would block in the millions of barrels per day of oil that the Saudis have diverted through their pipeline to the Red Sea export terminal of Yanbu. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Videos posted by Ukrainian forces show apartment blocks in the town’s southwest in flames. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Several precious pieces of space history hit the auction block in New York this week. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Jovic totaled 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field, two rebounds, five assists and two blocks in Serbia’s win over the Switzerland in Switzerland on July 2. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026