Sentence examples for hard as a block from inspiring English sources

The heavy parcel of paper, dangling from Sugar's fist, bumps against Caroline's thigh, hard as a block of wood.

Each season, during the first few days of the ready-to-wear collections here, when the Japanese, the Dutch and the Brazilians are having their say, whimsy becomes as hard to find as a block of pasteurized cheese -- and is just as disparaged.

A bruising summer-long bout that could be titled State vs. City is continuing in the court's Appellate Division this week, with Gov. George E. Pataki fighting as hard as ever to block a deal that could save the city $500 million a year.

They're hard to predict as they don't vote as a block.

If they negotiated as a block, they could drive a harder bargain.

"A block of freeze-dried scrambled eggs, in a packet, hard as a table," reports the chef.

"I see it as a block".

"Many of them vote as a block.

"It's hard as a rock.

As hard as a diamond.

We work hard as a team.