blotted
Example Sentences
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Dozens queued on a pontoon at Fourka waiting to flee as smoke blotted out the sky over the resorts, according to images broadcast by ERT.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
They’ve blotted their own copybooks by choosing to seek short-term relief at the expense of their long-term mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
As for Rose, bogeys on 17 and 18 blotted an otherwise excellent round.
From BBC ● May 19, 2024
No matter how hard I tried it seemed I could not rid my mind of the sinister force that had suddenly blotted out all memory.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
