How to Use around the block in a Sentence

around the block

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• The dogs have a jaunty gait and are always up for a walk around the block.
  — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026
• Portugal are one of those elite sides who have been frequently directed around the block rather than through it.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• The days of driving around the block endlessly to find a spot or risking a ticket for double parking will be long gone.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2019
• Hillary Clinton had a line around the block on Forbes Avenue in 2016.
  — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
• Even gentle exercise, like taking a walk around the block, is often enough to notice a difference.
  — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026
• According to Page Six, the SUV drove around the block before pulling into one of the venue's entrances.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
• That may help explain why silent reading parties are drawing lines around the block, libraries are seeing attendance climb and chess clubs are filling neighborhood bars and museum gardens alike.
  — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026