en bloc
Example Sentences
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The Sky squad still rode on the front, all eight of them en bloc after an accident forced Geraint Thomas to withdraw, but the sight of that crushing might was less oppressive.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2017
When there are, they’re removed en bloc, field-jacketed in plaster and taken back to the museum for definitive uncovering.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
“In a piecemeal way we’ve been doing that for years, but now we can take it en bloc and I don’t mind telling you we’re rather excited.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2015
The en bloc type, they can last hours.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2015
Dropping a quantity of ballast en bloc the airship shot vertically upward to a terrific height.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
