blotted
Example Sentences
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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
Until last Sunday, when black towers of smoke blotted out the sun.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Within three hours, black smoke billowing down from the hills blotted out the sun as locals fled, streets jammed with cars, and anxiety turned to flat-out panic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
As for Rose, bogeys on 17 and 18 blotted an otherwise excellent round.
From BBC ● May 19, 2024
He took out his handkerchief and blotted furiously at his upper lip, his freckles standing out like specks of dirt against his reddening complexion.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
