cinder block

Example Sentences

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He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where he’d lived for 20 years, twisted debris of cinder blocks and mangled wood siding scattered across where his home once stood.

From Seattle Times

There, inside a little inlet cut into the wall, the cinder block is splashed with yellows, blues, reds and purples.

From Washington Times

With its butcher block dining table and butcher block kitchen shelves resting on cinder blocks, the home is solid and functional, never fancy.

From New York Times

Those particular words crash-land like cinder blocks tossed from a skyscraper.

From Washington Post

By his side Igor Volkov slumped forward, fingers tapping a keyboard, trying to balance his lanky frame on two upturned cinder blocks.

From Washington Post