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
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
With his wrist, he briefly blotted his perspiring upper lip, and then he began to use the orange stick to push back his cuticles.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
