How to Use block party in a Sentence

block party

noun
  • Kids fun run, block party with live music from Cowboy Mouth.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2021
  • An outdoor block party will feature drinks, spooky art and entertainment.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Join our virtual block party for live coverage of the Season 5 premiere episode.
    CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Detroit police are looking to shut down unlawful block parties before issues arise, Connor said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • The annual Día de los Muertos block party at 24th Street Theatre is also back.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • There were also historical tours, a block party and a networking event for local business owners and professionals.
    Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Young Miguel just wants to stop his Bronx neighborhood from disappearing by organizing a block party to save their local bodega.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Directly following the parade, a block party begins in front of Suffield Middle School with food, games and post-parade merriment.
    courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • These incidents included a shooting in Detroit early Sunday, where two people were killed and 19 others were injured at a block party.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That Saturday, the pride parade and block party will be held along Charles Street.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 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

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