draw a blank
Example Sentences
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When I draw a blank, I don’t ask it to fill in the gap for me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
This is why, whenever anyone asks me about favorite family dishes, I usually draw a blank and ask if Pepperidge Farm cookies count as a response.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
And while people in New York celebrate its cycles of boom and bust, ask Melburnians about their city’s recent history and many draw a blank.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
But where he can remember more and more of his friend Byron — an amateur survivalist whose name the protagonist recalls far earlier than his own — his wife’s face continues to draw a blank.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022
And in the silence, of course, you can hear a pin drop. draw a blank.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
