black out

Example Sentences

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With key data blacked out by the government shutdown, officials lacked the usual information that often reconciles differences.

From The Wall Street Journal

She says she reluctantly agreed to help him hang himself to the point of blacking out, but when he went limp, the button wouldn’t work to lower the noose.

From New York Times

Sophia, now 14, told her mom, Talia, this week that she “kind of blacked out” before her run to keep from being too nervous.

From Seattle Times

But on Sunday afternoon, Clay-Monaghan said the shock and fear caused her to lose consciousness, black out and fall to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times

She told police she did not remember the crash because she had blacked out from drinking at a party before Lopez picked her up, documents say.

From Seattle Times