blacked 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 • Feb. 3, 2026

“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 • Jan. 14, 2026

“I don’t know what happened,” Manley said, describing the improv session, “but I’m telling you, I blacked out and bee-bopped and scatted all over that room, like George Costanza would say.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Just last month, Disney blacked out Monday Night Football for YouTube TV subscribers over a fee dispute that lasted weeks, while urging consumers to switch to its own streaming platform, ESPN+.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

I tried to try to make a wisecrack about him mistaking me for a football, but blacked out before I could say it.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac