blackout

Example Sentences

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“There’s been a complete blackout on the actual amount of damage done to these places,” he said about U.S. embassies and bases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Mauren strikes a defiant tone, saying that the country will always "find a way to move forward" in a crisis, but admits to being worried about the prospect of potentially giving birth during another blackout.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But through the thick, black smoke of war and an internet blackout, small fragments of information are getting out of Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Hannie had put the blackout screen back up when we went back to bed, so I took it down, opened the window and looked out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler