blanked out

Example Sentences

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He blanked out his mind and refused to think critically.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

He claimed he "blanked out" and did not recall what happened.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022

TikTok hasn’t commented on why this happened, but videos posted to highlight the issue still have the words blanked out.

From The Verge • Nov. 15, 2021

I believe these items are worth quite a bit of money and I want to return them, however, I've completely blanked out on who brought them in!

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2021

Later, when I came back together Julia told me that I had blanked out for about eighty-four-thousand miles—seventy minutes or so.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith