blot out
Example Sentences
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I tried covering my face with a pillow but that didn’t blot out a thing.
From Literature
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Until last Sunday, when black towers of smoke blotted out the sun.
From Barron's
Many of the towering sycamore trees and elder oaks — probably far older than even the adult Scout leaders — still blot out the midday sun with new, green leaves sprouting from their charred trunks.
From Los Angeles Times
That did not blot out the fear in many fields that raids could happen at any moment.
From Los Angeles Times
A secret sister, whose name and existence had been blotted out.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.