blot
noun
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
blotted
Example Sentences
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When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Until last Sunday, when black towers of smoke blotted out the sun.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
In an alternative pre-history, we might imagine those early gaze-following dinos continuing to evolve, unmolested by giant asteroids that blotted out the sun.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2024
As for Rose, bogeys on 17 and 18 blotted an otherwise excellent round.
From BBC ● May 19, 2024
Anatole took one of Mother’s cloth napkins and blotted his face.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
