How to Use block party in a Sentence

block party

noun
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  • Benson questioned why anyone would feel the need to bring a gun to a block party.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • On the weekend, the neighborhood feels like one big block party.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The overall mood is upbeat, something like an extended block party.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Overall, that block party in episode five was probably no easy feat during a pandemic.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022
  • That Saturday, the pride parade and block party will be held along Charles Street.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The open-air festivities felt like an old-school block party — only things missing were a Bounce House and hot dogs on the grill.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Officials have now identified both people killed in the mass block party shooting last weekend in Detroit.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • Sean’s dinner party deteriorates after Leanne is rude to a guest; Dorothy finds out scary details from the block party.
    — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Take the family to Lost World's Brewing for a summer block party and market with more than 15 vendors.
    — Alexis Clinton, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • In Brooklyn, the Bushwick Collective hosts an annual block party to showcase its open-air gallery, attracting artists from around the world.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2022
  • For the next 20 minutes, what had been a subdued street scene transformed into something akin to a neighborhood block party as residents, old and young, converged on the trash truck from every direction.
    — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Of course there’s more to the block party than just flying footwear.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
  • While the block party is open to all ages, guests must be over 21 to enter the bar.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The brand will welcome patrons with a block party from 12 to 6 p.m.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Who would organize the block party if no one lived on the block for long?
    — Ella Koeze, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Tickets for the block party are $10 and can be purchased here.
    — Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2022
  • Cathedral Catholic High threw a block party and the result was a trip to the state finals.
    — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Starts with the 4 mile run, kid run, cycling and more ending with the block party with three great bands.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
  • Despite a few raindrops, the sound of the block party could be heard from streets away Sunday.
    — Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2022
  • Do Wine will be serving during the block party-like event.
    — oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • This year, the pub is throwing a block party with live music throughout the day.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2022
  • All the time, from the block parties to the jams, people would have different conflicts.
    — Insanul Ahmed, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Reds Community Fund hosts a block party prior to the first pitch.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • On the first night of the Fourth of July weekend in Commerce, the wide median down the center of town became home to a block party.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith David Walter Banks, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2022
  • City Hall Plaza will also host a block party for visitors who are 21 years old and up.
    — Harrison Pierce, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
  • What sets it apart from your run-of-the-mill Margaritaville, though, is the block party-esque vibe that runs throughout.
    — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Christina was dressed in a red elf costume, having come straight from the Grinch block party up in Daytona.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The shootings erupted at a block party and a large park gathering.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • My dad would do block parties and block off the streets–those were my first moments selling jewelry, [and] brooches.
    — Rachael Thomas, Essence, 6 May 2024
  • No one does a Brooklyn block party like Spike Lee does a Brooklyn block party.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024

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