blotting out
Example Sentences
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In total, more than 1.7 million satellites could soon be lighting up the night sky, obscuring or blotting out the view of ground-based telescopes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He's previously said that his earliest memory was "a massive ship at the end of my street, towering over the houses and blotting out the sun".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
Others worried about sunspots blotting out the Sun, the Moon crashing into Earth, worldwide floods, global pandemics that sweep across the continents, and even comets directly colliding with our planet.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Wildfire smoke engulfed the iconic skyline of New York, blotting out the Empire State Building in a dystopian orange haze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
As we turn to continue our walk back to Block 2, the Director’s very large presence steps in front of us, blotting out the sun.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
