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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The 5-foot-11, 192-pound Lemon will have to sell run blocks in an offensive system that requires some of its run and pass plays to look identical. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Carrington had seven points on 3-of-11 from the field with an assist and a block in 18 minutes. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Initially ruled a clean block in the 82nd minute, video review reversed the call and a handball was called on Angel City defender Sarah Gorden. — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Weather also contributed on a recent weekday when the two right lanes remained blocked in each direction on I-285 in that same zone, the state said. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in

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