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

They’ve blotted their own copybooks by choosing to seek short-term relief at the expense of their long-term mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

He has already blotted his copybook with the inquiry's chair Sir Wyn Williams over a £450,000 bonus he was due to receive.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The sunlight was blotted out from the eastern windows; the whole hall became suddenly dark as night.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien