blank
adjective
(of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on.
had blanked
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past perfectof blank.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Roberts pulled Yamamoto in the sixth, he had blanked his opponents with 10 strikeouts, four hits and two walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Way earlier in the night, César Hernández led the push to squeeze three runs out of López, who had blanked the Nationals for six innings April 27.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
That they had blanked the most fearsome offense in the league was an added bonus, but Houston couldn’t gas up the team jet just yet.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2020
The hosts had blanked Germany in their opening tie and will qualify for the Final Eight stage in Sydney as the Group F winner if Germany beat Greece in the evening session on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2020
Later, when I came back together Julia told me that I had blanked out for about eighty-four-thousand miles—seventy minutes or so.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
