How to Use block party in a Sentence

block party

noun
  • Of course there’s more to the block party than just flying footwear.
    René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
  • While the block party is open to all ages, guests must be over 21 to enter the bar.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The brand will welcome patrons with a block party from 12 to 6 p.m.
    Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Who would organize the block party if no one lived on the block for long?
    Ella Koeze, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Tickets for the block party are $10 and can be purchased here.
    Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2022
  • Cathedral Catholic High threw a block party and the result was a trip to the state finals.
    Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Starts with the 4 mile run, kid run, cycling and more ending with the block party with three great bands.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
  • Despite a few raindrops, the sound of the block party could be heard from streets away Sunday.
    Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2022
  • Do Wine will be serving during the block party-like event.
    oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • All the time, from the block parties to the jams, people would have different conflicts.
    Insanul Ahmed, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Reds Community Fund hosts a block party prior to the first pitch.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • On the first night of the Fourth of July weekend in Commerce, the wide median down the center of town became home to a block party.
    Talmon Joseph Smith David Walter Banks, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2022
  • What sets it apart from your run-of-the-mill Margaritaville, though, is the block party-esque vibe that runs throughout.
    Meg Donohue, ELLE, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The shootings erupted at a block party and a large park gathering.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Imagine a block party, but instead of just the neighbors on your block, it’s made up of over one million people.
    Lela Moore, SELF, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Hundreds more amassed in front of the gallery, turning the opening into an impromptu block party.
    John Ortved, New York Times, 20 July 2022
  • The win resulted in students turning the campus into a block party and made coach Shawn Clark choke up.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The Tony-winning playwright turned up for an epic day at the Geffen, which presented part one and part two back-to-back with a block party in between.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2022
  • In Chris Perez’s photographs of a Harlem block party, a warm flash imbues roadside card games and riverside dancing with the glow and zip of a disco.
    The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Liquor store off 300 West welcomes end of construction; Maven District to hold block party.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Bubbles were being blown, the Stable’s block party was in full swing, rainbow flags were waiving and some stopped to add more glitter to their faces.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
  • Choose a lei, browse traditional crafts, and snack on tasty grindz (street food, in Hawaii) at Waikiki Hoolaulea, a massive block party that shuts down the beach’s main drag.
    Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The annual City Fair lasted for about 20 years and was part block party, country fair, ethnic bazaar and flower mart.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2022
  • For the first time in history, Detroit and Dearborn are teaming up to host a joint block party Saturday.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The block party included special attractions such as live art and food trucks.
    David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Two men were shot and killed Monday night during a block party in Delray Beach, officials said.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2022
  • The shooting raised questions about why there were no police officers at the block party around the Brooklyn Homes, the public housing complex that was at the center of the event.
    Michael Levenson, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • The high energy from the runners flows from Bedford Avenue to the streets surrounding– all to which are no outlier to block parties year round.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The block party features live entertainment, corn hole, giveaways and food trucks.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • When your new store takes up nearly an entire block, the obvious way to celebrate its opening is with a block party.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2022

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