black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
had blacked
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past perfectof black.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The other divers immediately went into the water again and they found Mahdhee had blacked out.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Traffic hit gridlock conditions because so many traffic lights had blacked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
Mr. Conley told officers he had blacked out and did not recall striking pedestrians, claiming the blackout was from insulin he took for blood sugar issues that morning.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The case arose from a request by the House Judiciary Committee for grand jury materials that the Justice Department had blacked out from the report provided to Congress.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
He had blacked out, and Mike had just walked out the door.
From The Impossibles by Randall Garrett
