blot out
Example Sentences
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From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
From Los Angeles Times
Then the daylight was blotted out, and an eye held hers.
From Literature
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I leaned against him and blotted out the words.
From Literature
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I hardly noticed the fog as it blotted out the cliffs.
From Literature
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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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.