black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
blacked
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past participleof black.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof black.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
blackadjectivebeing a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
Example Sentences
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The sign has gone, though the shape of the lettering can still be made out; the windows are blacked out and the doors boarded up.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Ahmadzai was driven to court in a grey Hyundai i30 with blacked out windows for the hearing.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
This president’s name is no mystery to readers, but perhaps out of legal caution it always appears blacked out, as though the novel were a redacted intelligence document.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Standing on third base with the Birmingham crowd roaring, Ruiz said, “Honestly, I didn’t know what was going on. I blacked out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
I’d hoped, faintly, that he might have blacked it all out.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
