block party

noun

: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood

Examples of block party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Get into the spirit of Cinco de Mayo with a festive block party and car show celebrating lowrider culture, presented by The San Francisco Lowrider Council. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024 The block party will take place on Fifth Avenue between Market Street and Island Avenue. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024 The block party was located near Orange Mound Park, which is south of Simons Bank Liberty Stadium. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024 Davis said that preliminary information suggests that the block party was not permitted. Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024 Trans advocates from around the world caught on, launching rallies, block parties and festivals rooted in trans joy. Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024 For example, Russia is known to have made station runways inaccessible and to have switched off station radios to block parties landing to conduct internal inspections. Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024 Workers aren’t required to attend, but 550 people badged into the office for the most recent block party. Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Those get pretty crowded, especially at The Banks block party. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of block party was in 1902

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“Block party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20party. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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