block in

verb

blocked in; blocking in; blocks in
: to put something in front of (someone or something) so that person or thing cannot move freely
My car is blocked in.
Security guards blocked me in. and I could not get close to the celebrity.

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Portis added 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting on threes, 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 24 minutes off the Heat’s bench. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Stokes has recorded three or more blocks in six straight games, tying her with Lisa Leslie in 2003 for the longest such streak in a single WNBA postseason. — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Nearly an entire city block in the heart of downtown Kansas City is going up for sale. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Two fighters, Lucario and Greninja, appeared, broke through the frozen screen and fought on the shattered ice blocks in an epic battle. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in

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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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