How to Use block letter in a Sentence

block letter

noun
Definition of block letternext
  • Graphic tees first sprung up in fashion in the 1980s thanks to British designer Katharine Hamnett’s block letter slogan shirts.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The robot is in the process of turning a block letter on a game board.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
  • But in this case, the oversize, graphic look of the block letters takes the bed to a whole new place.
    — Julie Lasky, House Beautiful, 21 Nov. 2017
  • Lofty words, called tenets, were painted on the walls in big block letters.
    — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The Kemper name has been atop the building in block letters since 2012, Ciesemier said.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Some used small, block letters, and others wrote in big, curvy script.
    — David Montero, latimes.com, 20 May 2018
  • Like on the cadaver note, the address was printed in big block letters.
    — Charles V. Bagli, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Every church has one: The big sign out front complete with changeable block letters.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The superstar’s last name and number 34 are printed in large block letters.
    — Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • But mostly it’s words, carved in big block letters, that keep surfacing.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 July 2018
  • In the poster, a cropped closeup of the saucer is accompanied by a phrase in white block letters—which became a kind of mantra for the viewers of the show, myself among them.
    — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
  • One group gathered on the edge of the proimpeachment crowd and waved a large red, white, and blue flag with the president’s name emblazoned in big block letters.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • All the best mission statements are concise enough to fit on a T-shirt and bold enough to be hung in block letters on the wall at the team’s training facility.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 14 June 2019
  • Plain block letters or a simple script looks just as pretty and personal.
    — Danielle Blundell, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2017
  • There were the Strand hats at Koché’s show this week and Versus Versace had its own version, sporting its logo in big, flashy gold block letters just above the brim.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The Jesus line is written in loose, white block letters; the one about zombies is stenciled neatly onto pale zinc.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • For their own list of goals listing how to achieve a more sustainable future, the brothers seem to have written Don't shame the audience in block letters at the top.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 27 Apr. 2023
  • With a thin chain and a 1.5-inch block letter, the necklace can be a standalone piece or be perfectly suited for layering.
    — Jessica Migala, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The charm, a simple block letter hung from a short chain, is highly visible in early images of Diana.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Any gal who wants to display her namesake will love this block letter necklace from Anthropologie, which is a twist on the classic monogram.
    — Cailey Lindberg, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2020
  • In recent years, people have also seen ravens roosting on manmade structures — such as on the block letters above storefronts in Fairbanks.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The opening title doesn’t appear until 20 minutes into it, in big block letters.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
  • White block letters on black backgrounds announcing a new teacher or subject serve as blackboard lessons.
    — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
  • In October, when Facebook removed the accounts with ties to the Russian group, researchers pointed out the group’s posts had minimal text of block letters overlaid on top of images.
    — Davey Alba, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Quinta Brunson noted, Delevingne wore an oversized T-shirt with black block letter stating so.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
  • For the janitorial staff, polka dots surrounded block letters that read: Thank you for keeping our school spotless.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
  • There were lots of photos and visual aids, simple messages typed out in big block letters — the kinds of things Trump reportedly likes to see when receiving information.
    — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Soon enough, words took over and became entire pictures, including perhaps the best known: Oof, a trilogy of sans-serif block letters in cadmium yellow against cobalt and Bellini blue.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanities, 30 May 2018
  • On Thursday, teachers and staff wore white T-shirts with #GranfieldStrong written in green block letters in support of another family.
    — Kathleen McWilliams, Courant Community, 31 Aug. 2017
  • One agency perched itself in front of a garish mural of swirling colors, block letters, and cartoon figures that seemed straight out of every stoner caricature.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 15 Nov. 2018

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