How to Use en bloc in a Sentence

en bloc

adverb or adjective
  • The change allowed the majority party to pass nominees en bloc.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The alteration does not allow judicial nominees to be included in an en bloc package.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans also have some concerns, despite zeroing in on the en bloc option.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The change has given the GOP and future majorities the ability to advance nominees en bloc.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Republicans are also discussing packaging lower-level nominees in groups and voting on them en bloc to speed up consideration on the floor.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 31 July 2025
  • As of Tuesday evening, 63 amendments remain to be debated either en bloc or individually.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans are also expected to exclude judicial nominations from the en bloc votes, lawmakers said while exiting the meeting.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
  • However, the logjam has forced Republicans to run the clock in full for all the previous nominees, and not all nominees will be eligible for en bloc consideration.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Rounds and other Republicans have floated several rule changes, including eliminating one of several procedural votes nominees face, limiting the amount of debate time before a final vote, and confirming tranches of nominees en bloc.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025

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