Sentence examples for block is a mere from inspiring English sources

His apartment block is a mere two-minute walk from the area's vibrant nightlife scene, popular with foreign men.

It might be reading too much into things to note, right off the bat, that Google's new SoHo pop-up shop is a mere block or two from Apple's own Prince st.

(Let it be added that the journey to the Bushwick Starr, out in the wilds of Brooklyn, turned out to be not so dire as anticipated; the cozy venue, up a steep and narrow stairway, is a mere half block from the subway).

Mrs. Obama is no doubt drawn to BLT Steak because it is a mere two blocks from the White House and offers her privacy and a reasonably good steak.

Nonetheless, he suggests mischievously that the Americans should "show a bit of self-discipline and not misunderstand their geographic proximity" (the Treasury is a mere four blocks from the IMF .Nor is Mr Köhler a fan of the detailed reform blueprints that emanate from the G7 group of finance ministers.

Surely not the junior senator's spouse, whose office is a mere 15 blocks from Canaan.

And it got even better -- OMW is a mere two blocks from my apartment.

Unemployment is a mere 2.9%.

Now he is a mere caretaker.

"He is a mere boy," he said.

But this is a mere prelude.