blacked out
Example Sentences
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After viewing unredacted copies of the files, Khanna revealed the names of six other people on Tuesday that he says were improperly blacked out.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
“Before the regime completely blacked out the internet, and in many places, electricity, there was an electrifying sense of hope,” said Refael, a prominent voice in Los Angeles’ Persian Jewish community.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
“I don’t know what happened,” Manley said, describing the improv session, “but I’m telling you, I blacked out and bee-bopped and scatted all over that room, like George Costanza would say.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Just last month, Disney blacked out Monday Night Football for YouTube TV subscribers over a fee dispute that lasted weeks, while urging consumers to switch to its own streaming platform, ESPN+.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Three sprightly figures whirled madly in her head—hours filled with Uncle Jack and Dill dancing to preposterous measures blacked out the coming of tomorrow with tomorrow’s troubles.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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