blot
noun
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
have blotted
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present perfectof blot.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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By losing two successive finals of the World Test Championship, however, India have blotted their copybook somewhat.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
It is hard, though, to accept claims of no wrongdoing by Mr. Cosby, given the sordid stories that have blotted his career.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2016
In Ofcom's eyes they have blotted their copybooks not through any criminous element to their character but because they are tainted by regulatory mismanagement.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2011
This year a series of splashy resignations and open disagreements have blotted his copybook badly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Also, I have blotted out some names as lam afraid of getting innocent people in trouble.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
