blot out
Example Sentences
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And few things generate awe like watching the moon blot out the sun and plunge a sunny day into erie darkness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024
As the moon prepares to blot out the surface of our sun in two weeks, it’s warming up with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday night or Monday morning, depending on your time zone.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
As the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun, it will blot out all but the sun’s outer rim.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
The smoke was starting to blot out the sun.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
Brewing high thunderheads, he churned the deep with both hands on his trident—called up wind from every quarter, and sent a wall of rain to blot out land and sea in torrential night.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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