blotting out
Example Sentences
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Rothbard blamed Smith’s celebrity for blotting out the better work of abler minds, but Turgot had kept his genius mainly to himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In total, more than 1.7 million satellites could soon be lighting up the night sky, obscuring or blotting out the view of ground-based telescopes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Maybe we’ll really let things go so far that we’ll seriously need to consider blotting out the sky someday soon.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Interestingly, an early draft of the lyrics had the couple fleeing the city and blotting out the pressures of the world, an idea which eventually resurfaced in I Know Places.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
As we turn to continue our walk back to Block 2, the Director’s very large presence steps in front of us, blotting out the sun.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
