blot out
Example Sentences
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And few things generate awe like watching the moon blot out the sun and plunge a sunny day into erie darkness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
The moon was too far from Earth to completely blot out the sun, but will be at just the right distance on April 8.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
In just over five months, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun across a wide swath of North America for the first time since 2017.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
As the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun, it will blot out all but the sun’s outer rim.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
I didn't like it; the vet was too much a part of an experience which I was already trying to blot out of my consciousness.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
