block in

verb

1. tr, adverb to sketch in outline, with little detail

Example Sentences

Earlier this week, at least 34 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia, the local civil defence agency said.

From BBC

Rama Group and Shisan share the same address in Bishkek - a modern five-storey block in a prosperous part of the city.

From BBC

An Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza has killed at least 34 people, the local civil defence agency says.

From BBC

Larchmont/Hancock Park It pains me to give one of my favorite neighborhoods in the entire city a sub-par rank but the delightful meander that is two bustling blocks of Larchmont Boulevard isn’t enough to offset the quick transition into full residential territory just a block in either direction.

From Los Angeles Times

Also likely on the chopping block in the new Trump administration is a humanitarian parole program that Biden put in place for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, as well as a program that allows Central American children to seek refugee status in the United States, according to Adam Isacson, a border researcher at the Washington Office on Latin America, a think tank.

From Los Angeles Times