blot out
Example Sentences
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In a later bid to blot out those memories, the Yankees leveled that stadium and built another one across the street.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
As the moon prepares to blot out the surface of our sun in two weeks, it’s warming up with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday night or Monday morning, depending on your time zone.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
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
The smoke was starting to blot out the sun.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 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
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