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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about a block from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a location that is approximately one block away from a specific point.
Example: "The coffee shop is about a block from the library, making it a convenient stop for students."
Alternatives: "approximately a block from" or "roughly a block away from".
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ABOUT A BLOCK from the intersection was a fire station.
It is about a block from Greenwich Avenue.
The headquarters is about a block from the White House.
The memorial was held in an office building about a block from 285 Madison.
The intersection is about a block from the Mount Vernon border.
Officers found him later that afternoon, in a supermarket about a block from his home.
I had left my car on Andrews, about a block from the park.
For more than 30 years, Hemant Bhonde, 65, lived about a block from Plaza Towers.
William parks the car in a secluded lot about a block from the Palace.
The shooting occurred in a duplex about a block from downtown Crandon.
He'd chosen a fine little Mediterranean place about a block from CBGB.
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