blot out
Example Sentences
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That did not blot out the fear in many fields that raids could happen at any moment.
From Los Angeles Times
He's previously said that his earliest memory was "a massive ship at the end of my street, towering over the houses and blotting out the sun".
From BBC
Within three hours, black smoke billowing down from the hills blotted out the sun as locals fled, streets jammed with cars, and anxiety turned to flat-out panic.
From Los Angeles Times
Foster lamented that the "dark cloud" that is Trump has blotted out what should be a moment "historic to women and girls" of the Harris candidacy.
From Salon
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
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