black out

Example Sentences

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The faces of the women in the photo are blacked out and there are no details of where or when the picture was taken.

From BBC

Lamps burn low and tarps black out the windows above ground, an effort to conceal the building from Hitler’s bombers.

From Literature

“Before the regime completely blacked out the internet, and in many places, electricity, there was an electrifying sense of hope,” said Refael, a prominent voice in Los Angeles’ Persian Jewish community.

From Los Angeles Times

The result is that the demonstrations of the last few weeks have ended - as far as we can tell in a country whose rulers continue to impose a communications black out.

From BBC

She also said she has a history of blacking out and that doctors have been unable to determine why.

From Los Angeles Times