block
Example Sentences
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That leaves political watchers doing the math of how the mayor and the councilmember could get to the runoff, and which candidates might block their way.
From Los Angeles Times
He said he was trying to block Edison’s crew from burying a large transformer between two towering deodar cedar trees.
From Los Angeles Times
The arrest occurred in the 500 block of Borges Court, where records indicate he owns a home.
From Los Angeles Times
To overcome this obstacle, the team engineered a modular nanostructure assembled from small components, similar to building with Lego blocks.
From Science Daily
That came to light when a war widow tried to have a child using her husband's frozen sperm and was blocked.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
