block house
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Home for Javier is a bare breeze block house, with no glass in some of the windows, and the sound of children's laughter coming from inside.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Teams of first responders and experts were assessing the damage, going “block to block, house to house to do a thorough assessment,” the statement said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022
Lanwermeyer lived in a cement block house with a cement floor and a metal roof.
From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021
As I spoke to her on the phone, the April wind rattled a speed-limit sign on Navajo Route 65, which winds past her solid block house and cuts through the nine-hole golf course.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2020
Street, block, house, door echo in my mind again.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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