block out
Example Sentences
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Many residents had their windows sealed to block out the noise and dust of the construction work.
Faculty are advising students to concentrate on schoolwork and block out the noise, but it’s hard to shake the feeling the worst is yet to come, said Aspinall, the environmental studies major.
From Seattle Times
He spent part of the weekend in his office blocking out the outside noise and typing up his yet unreleased annual letter to shareholders.
From New York Times
Faculty are advising students to concentrate on schoolwork and block out the noise, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that the worst is yet to come, said Aspinall, the environmental studies major.
From Seattle Times
Pull on the headphones, block out the noise.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
