blot out
Example Sentences
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The moon was too far from Earth to completely blot out the sun, but will be at just the right distance on April 8.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
But in voters’ minds the bad news seems to blot out the good, and when pollsters ask if his age is an issue most say yes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023
In just over five months, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun across a wide swath of North America for the first time since 2017.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023
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
I had long had the feeling that this was the best way to “enclose” the reader’s mind in a new world, to blot out all reality except that which I was giving him.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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