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
So, if like Mr. Rao, you’ve developed a raging case of umbraphilia — the love of eclipses — you’ll have three chances over the next four years to see the moon blot out the sun.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 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
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
Brewing high thunderheads, he churned the deep with both hands on his trident—called up wind from every quarter, and sent a wall of rain to blot out land and sea in torrential night.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
