blocked-out
Example Sentences
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Slot blocked out the noise, turning to his countryman Ryan Gravenberch, something of an under-achiever under Klopp, to take the "number 6" role designated for Zubimendi.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
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
As a final show, or perhaps a goodbye, the moon temporarily blocked out the sun: a lunar eclipse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I know that it feels like the sun is being blocked out for good.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2024
However, it is possible to do so during an eclipse of the sun, when the sun’s light is blocked out by the moon.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
