How to Use blackout in a Sentence
- She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout.
- He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts.
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The blackout stirred terror — and fury — across the Gaza Strip.
—Yousur Al-Hlou, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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In some districts, the blackout went on for more than a week.
—Parth M.n., WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
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The blackout was front page news even before the child’s death was known.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Even with the blackout rule, people weren't coming to the game.
—Chris Pugh, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022
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The Reddit blackout was supposed to be a two-day event.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 14 June 2023
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There was a press blackout, so there were no press screenings, but Siskel and Ebert snuck in to see it.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
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Singh was still on the run as of late Sunday, and the 4G blackout remained in effect.
—Shams Irfan, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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When the blackout struck, Ms. Hasson was getting a blowout at the hotel, and the blow dryer turned off.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
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The bridge collapse was caught on video, where viewers could see a total blackout on the ship.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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It’s thanks to this piece of equipment that the F-150 Lightning can keep a house running for up to three days in a blackout.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2022
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As of a half-hour into the blackout, SDG&E was still working to figure out what caused it.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
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And then the president of the time declared curfew and blackout.
—Morena Duwe, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2022
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At the time, there was a blackout in the city due to missile threats, and Penn’s team was advised not to leave in a car lest the lights attract a strike.
—Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022
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Payout for a blackout win is 10 coupons, instead of just one.
—oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2022
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This set of blackout curtains is the key to snoozing right until your alarm goes off (and then some).
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Get light-free shut-eye with Manta Sleep’s blackout eye mask.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
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After all, the blackouts were a first for TVA in its 90-year history.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2023
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His freezer thawed in the blackout, leaving a puddle on his floor.
—John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Sam Mednick, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
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There are no blackout dates, but the sale is not valid for travel on Fridays or Sundays.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
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As the powerful pod of black fish lay siege to the ship, the vessel faces a blackout that leaves our entire crew scrambling in the dark.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the Fed has entered into what is known as a blackout period.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
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But then the blackouts started—power cutting out for days on end.
—Niamh Rowe, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2023
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Each room has a great view of the city and includes perks like rainfall showers and blackout curtains.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
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This result was a blackout of the Hunter news, except in a few places, including these pages.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
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Oh, and this time Los Angeles won't have to worry about a blackout.
—Chris Pugh, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022
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The Dali suffers a second electrical blackout, this time about 0.2 miles from the bridge.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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The points can be used for any open seat and do not expire or have blackout dates, but passengers must claim the points via a code in the email by March 31.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
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CMEs are of particular interest to astronomers because the phenomena can cause space weather events that potentially lead to radio blackouts on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Tonight the whites have chased all the blacks out of the area.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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The names of those who filed the complaints were blacked out.
—Janelle Walker, Elgin Courier-News, 27 Mar. 2018
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Just 600 light years from Earth, a dark gash blacks out the stars.
—Mika McKinnon, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018
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But there was a catch—all the windows on the cars were blacked out.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2018
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But notice how, when these guys are in the ring, the rest of the crowd blacks out around them.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2023
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The driver, a man from New York, blacked out at the wheel, police said.
—Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
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But go to a Halloween store and get some gray to put in your hair and black out your teeth.
—Vulture, 28 Apr. 2022
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To black out, then all of the sudden be told that two young children were killed ...
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
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Bony appears to have blacked out his Nikes around the back, choosing to leave a bit of shine around the front to catch the eye.
—SI.com, 11 Apr. 2018
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In the building a series of windows blacked out a number of the squares.
—Dave Barry and Tom Shroder, miamiherald, 4 Mar. 2018
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What differed between the building and the graphic were which of the white squares in the grid were blacked out.
—Dave Barry and Tom Shroder, miamiherald, 4 Mar. 2018
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The Petersons then went back to their canopy and both blacked out for about two hours.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2018
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Instead, those who have been blacked out will have to stream the game online.
—The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023
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The game will not be blacked out in the Los Angeles market.
—Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
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Union games will be blacked out, but there’s an option for the team to sign a deal to reverse that.
—Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 4 Apr. 2018
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Nex said the girls started beating Nex and then Nex blacked out.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
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As the film comes to a close, that final image of a child is blacked out with paint, and the credits run.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 30 Oct. 2019
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The pass grants a year of access to both Legoland and the Legoland Water Park with no black out (or block out) dates.
—Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2019
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The name of the child was blacked out in the copy obtained by The Associated Press.
—Ken Ritter, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
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Then in September 2019, Popham went on a bike ride, got lost and blacked out.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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If this were a White Out game I’d be considered a black out by the 4th quarter.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 27 Oct. 2022
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Price said the two sides have agreed to black out the barcodes on the envelopes to prevent the mail sorter from picking them up.
—James Barragán, Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2020
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In most instances in the documents, Evan’s name is blacked out.
—Laura Bauer and Hunter Woodall, kansascity, 5 Mar. 2018
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Her modus operandi is to pretend to black out at a bar and wait for a man to offer to walk her home.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Dec. 2020
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Benedict said the girls pounced and were beating them up when Benedict blacked out.
—USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
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The document, which blacked out all students' names, says at least 29 people were in the room at the time of the shooting.
—CBS News, 21 June 2019
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Just as in the Bochicchio case, the man had brought zip ties and the same kind of goggles, blacked out to prevent her from seeing.
—Juan Ortega, www.sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2018
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Grieving the death of his wife, Molly, Robicheaux falls off the wagon one night and blacks out.
—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
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Apparently, the legendary boxer blacked out for most of the fight.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 17-year-old was caught on video leaving the conductor’s car and members of the group used a black marker pen to black out surveillance cameras, the prosecutor said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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