How to Use block party in a Sentence

block party

noun
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  • Bars and restaurants in the Main Street area for the block party will be open to event goers.
    — Kara Quebedeaux, Houston Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Some contestants treat the stage like a block party, and others stalk around to tell serious tales of struggle.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The festivities kick off with a block party at 3 p.m. Sept. 20.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Sure, there’s a block party scheduled for next summer, with the requisite balloons and family-friendly fare.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • This Orlando block party is back with drinks, entertainment and a costume contest.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The club regularly participates in charity rides, holds block parties and donates supplies to schools.
    — Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Zendaya somehow built a time machine and transported those of us in the audience back to the 1970s and then threw one hell of a block party to celebrate.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The last date to host a block party this year will be Oct. 31.
    — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2021
  • In the past, the group had hosted the block party in parking lots.
    — Donovan X. Ramsey Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2021
  • Shooting the fight scenes, like the block party, was that hard?
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • If a block party is planned, a sign is posted on a lamp post.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • There'll be a block party on the street, too, with live music and a beer garden.
    — Sofia Krusmark and Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2021
  • 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
  • You may be disappointed the block party is over when the host seats you, but the meal is worth it.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 1 July 2021
  • Do Wine will be serving during the block party-like event.
    — oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • During the shooting, there was a large block party in the parking lot of the Pride gas station.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 16 Dec. 2020
  • This year, the pub is throwing a block party with live music throughout the day.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Benson questioned why anyone would feel the need to bring a gun to a block party.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • 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 weekend, the neighborhood feels like one big block party.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • On Election Day, the day before, Scott’s group hosted a giant block party across the street from a polling site.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Hollywood is planning to show off its new downtown reboot with Boots on the Boulevard, a country-music block party, on Sunday, Dec. 8.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024

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