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 details were blacked out as the district attorney continues an investigation into the devastating fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In another video, the same woman debriefs the experience: “I just blacked out and spent nearly 600 euros at the French pharmacies. So, let’s go through everything I got.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A cavalcade of blacked out Mercedes, flanked by police cars, rolled into the Fifa headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
Alexander and Beowulf each blacked an eye with candle soot, for they knew Boris and Constantin fought like two cats in a bag, as the saying goes, and often sported such bruises.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
