blot
noun
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
has blotted
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present perfectof blot (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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
Skin cancer because all the pollution has blotted out the sun.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Amid these tectonic plate shifts, Netflix has blotted out the sun.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
Of course he has blotted his copybook, but I have seen many great drivers make mistakes.
From BBC ● May 25, 2015
I crane my neck, peering through the crowd, which has blotted out the paintings; only a few tops of heads are visible, a few skies, a few backgrounds and clouds.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
