black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
have blacked
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present perfectof black.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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The storms have blacked out nearly a million properties from coast to coast.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
He also said that he may have blacked out due to his high blood pressure for which he had taken medication that morning.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
I don’t exactly remember the connection; I may have blacked out.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
Designers have blacked out the rear pillar, making the roof appear to float over the rear deck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
I’d hoped, faintly, that he might have blacked it all out.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
