was blacking
- past progressive of black.
Example Sentences
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"On Saturday I was blacking in and out, I didn't know what to do," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The Acton Town Council told the utilities commission in January that Edison was blacking out residents when dangerous conditions “do not exist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
"I was blacking out and fainting," Ms Davies, a tattoo artist, said.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
He remembers taking a few steps and telling medical personnel he didn't think he could make it, that he was blacking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
What you took to be blood, Ropes, was blacking off your razor.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 by Various
