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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Fallen debris also caused a house in the village of Subbotino to catch fire, while four people were injured when drones damaged several residential blocks in the western town of Istra, TASS reported. —

Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 An apartment block in the region was also damaged in a separate attack, officials said. —

ABC News, 16 May 2026 Brink, who played 19 minutes off the bench, had 11 points, five rebounds and three blocks in the loss. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026 However, in that second ruling, the court left open the possibility that map could be blocked in the near future, if Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins officially certifies the more than 305,000 signatures submitted to prompt a referendum on the ballot. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in