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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Darius Ratliff, Adonis’ twin brother, added 14 points and five blocks in his debut for the Trojans. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Also, a Russian cruise missile killed two 15-year-old girls in the northern city of Chernihiv, and three civilians died when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, authorities said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Trump has repeatedly called the measure his top legislative priority, but it has been blocked in the Senate. — ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 That means party switchers could be a decisive voting block in Tuesday’s statewide races. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in

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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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