Examples of blot out in a Sentence
blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device
bushes blotted out the shed from our view
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Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That's because, then as now, people wanted sedatives to calm their anxieties, to blot out a cruel world, or simply to get a good night's sleep.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
But the best player on offense is also the one who best blots out the sun: 6-foot-6, 323-pound offensive guard Robert Hunt.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
And that survey was taken before accounting for public opinion on the Jeffrey Epstein saga that has blotted out news coverage this summer, morphing into a growing political problem for the White House.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That's because, then as now, people wanted sedatives to calm their anxieties, to blot out a cruel world, or simply to get a good night's sleep.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
But the best player on offense is also the one who best blots out the sun: 6-foot-6, 323-pound offensive guard Robert Hunt.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
And that survey was taken before accounting for public opinion on the Jeffrey Epstein saga that has blotted out news coverage this summer, morphing into a growing political problem for the White House.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blot%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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