blocked-out
Example Sentences
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As a band played “The Blue Danube,” she blocked out her hellish surroundings and imagined herself on stage in Budapest, dancing to Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“It’s as if, when you’re driving your car, you have half the window blocked out, or your headlights don’t work,” Field said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
I know that it feels like the sun is being blocked out for good.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2024
Banksy has unveiled a second new artwork in south-west London, this time depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024
Then I heard footsteps on a stairs and in a moment the thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
