How to Use unblock in a Sentence

unblock

verb
  • A procedure was done to unblock his arteries.
  • With my skin moisturized, and my qi unblocked, my skin glowed.
    — Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • Maybe my relaxed state is a function of my newly unblocked qi.
    — Emily Cronin, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Aug. 2013
  • That was the last moving part in unblocking my brain to be able to release a song.
    — Daniela Avila, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The tasks that will unblock the most future work are most critical.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Your baby's stronger suck at the beginning of the feeding may help to unblock the duct.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Twitter account, and must unblock the plaintiffs in the lawsuit who were.
    — Tessa Weinberg and Jason Hancock, kansascity, 14 June 2018
  • Yoga and meditation aren't the only ways to unblock or align your chakras.
    — Woman's Day, 13 Jan. 2023
  • East can unblock his king, but when Cy loses a club to the ace, West can only take the queen and ten.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Speaking of which, this router is a great choice for unblocking content on streaming services.
    — New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Switching to the Teen profile unblocked all apps and left just five categories blocked.
    — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Kelce snaps and both Coyle and corner Leon Hall fly in on Wentz, unblocked.
    — Les Bowen, Philly.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Now, the Fifth Circuit has unblocked the law and returned the case to the district court.
    — Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
  • To unblock the distracting apps, the phone must be tapped against the external device.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The tiny needles unblock energy in the body that can allow defenses to fall and tears to flow.
    — Ariana Ionescu, Vogue, 11 June 2017
  • Russia had pledged to unblock ports on the Black Sea to allow the safe passage of grain and oilseeds.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • No country has publicly announced plans to send ships or other kinds of assistance to unblock the strait.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And to get the president, or Scavino, to unblock the plaintiffs and then mute them.
    — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Pressing on these points may help promote relaxation by unblocking qi that isn't flowing.
    — Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Images and videos from the chaos showed passengers coughing, spitting and touching their faces to unblock their mouths and noses.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Cy took the ace (South unblocked his queen), surveyed dummy despairingly and led the six of hearts.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2017
  • South can win the diamond return, unblock his jack of hearts, reach dummy with a trump and pitch his last diamond on the ace of hearts.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • Thompson said as pulled out his phone and unblocked her as Kim videoed the whole thing for her Instagram story.
    — Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2018
  • Louie must win the first club, unblock his A-K of hearts and lead the A-Q of diamonds.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Author Michael Harris looks elsewhere to unblock the road to a better future.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • Fouts, in effect, seeks to unblock the block, hoping the deal can get approval in a future City Council vote.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Clay Matthews burst unblocked through the line of scrimmage, and Carson Wentz looked like a soon-to-be outline in the grass.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Talks on a nuclear deal with Tehran that could unblock some Iranian oil exports hit a snag over the weekend.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 7 Mar. 2022
  • For those who instead struggle with nasal congestion, a simple nose unblocking exercise can help.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Turkish officials say a deal has been reached on a UN plan to unblock the exports of Ukrainian grain amid the war.
    — Pj Elliott, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022

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