black out
Example Sentences
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“They can’t black out the whole country,” Kolisnyk said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
I had my assistant Helen Ho black out the room, and we used these fun LED light wands that resemble lightsabers to give him a colorful edge light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
Not because I black out and instantly transform into an immature child anytime a person starts talking about feces, but apples.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024
As early as 2021, they began to black out documents in response to public-records requests, asserting they have a “legislative privilege” to keep a swath of their internal communications secret.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
In railroad offices in Mexico City, in a large control room, computers plot train routes with blue and green lines, and at least once every six months the screens flicker, then black out.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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