on the block

phrase

: for sale

The business is now on the block.

Examples of on the block in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Timmy Knudsen, 43rd, referenced his office’s recent push to put more regulations on late-night bars on the block following a June shooting in the same area and said police would patrol the block permanently on weekends. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Except this year, for a number of reasons, instead of a gusher, the trade deadline may well turn out to be a bummer, with some of the biggest names reportedly on the block not moving after all. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Lendeborg had one possession where he was matched up with Mara on the block, but the Warriors quickly had a big man switch over and moved him back to the wing. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

This is some serious business by McMurtry, which is one of the newer names on the block, having been founded in 2016 by British engineer Sir David McMurtry. — New Atlas, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for on the block

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock