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How to use blackout in a sentence

24 example sentences · noun

Blackout means a temporary loss of consciousness. Example: “A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.”

Examples of blackout by meaning

nounA temporary loss of memory.

  • It's not as severe as a blackout, 'cause I remember bits and pieces.2010 October 28, Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney, “Who Got Dee Pregnant?” (2:13 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season...

nounA large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

  • This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November.2006 May 13, Weekend Argus, page 5

nounAn instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.

  • According to a press release issued by the clinic staff, a blackout by the local press had kept the public uninformed about the clinic's harassment.1983 December 17, “Defending The Right To Choose”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 22, page 2
  • Rights groups have accused the government of exploiting the media blackout to carry out a brutal crackdown against protesters.2026 January 13, Deepa Parent, William Christou, “Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on...

nounAn intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.

  • the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout
  • A Twitch stream tracking the blackout claimed that nearly 8,500 subreddits, some with tens of millions of subscribers, had gone dark by Tuesday afternoon.2023 June 14, Sara Morrison, “The ongoing Reddit Blackout, explained”, in Vox, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024

nounThe mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure...

  • During the "blackout", many real cars and lorries had their front wings painted white, in order to avoid accidents.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 88

nounThe blocking out of as much light as possible.

  • blackout blinds; blackout curtains

More sentences with blackout

  • A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.From the entry surge
  • The blackouts, the hangovers, the vomiting, the hotboxes, the detox, the shame, and the degradation.2012, Maxine Thompson, L..A. Blues II. From the entry hotbox
  • Then, as also happens, there were slowdowns; dimmings, even blackouts here and there.2008 March 28, Holland Cotter, “When the Islamic World Was Inspired by the West”, in New York Times. From the entry dimming
  • With the blackout curtains closed I didn't know what time it was.1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973–1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1085. From the entry wide awake
  • In the midst of a general strike and a power blackout Eric M.1974 July 2, “Grenada's ‘Destined’ Leader”, in The New York Times. From the entry commingle
  • Blackouts were reported throughout the region as people trying to keep cool with fans and air conditioners strained the power grid.2021 June 29, Gabrielle Canon, “Historic heatwave, extreme drought and wildfires plague North American west”, in The Guardian. From the entry climate breakdown
  • So far there has also been an almost total media blackout of PTM rallies, which attract substantial support.2018 April 23, “Manzoor Pashteen: The young tribesman rattling Pakistan's army”, in BBC News. From the entry PTM
  • The blackout curtains make a super 'bommie', which is lit as soon as it's dark enough on this wonderful day.2014, James Marsh, A 1940s Childhood: From Bomb Sites to Children's Hour, The History Press, →ISBN. From the entry bommie
  • An alky in a blackout is a busy little devil.1985, Stephen King, Skeleton Crew. From the entry alky
  • The blackouts were a dark sort of long-legged knickers, dark wintry ones, and the twilights were a lighter blue in a sort of Celanese material.2011 December 13, Peter Liddle, Captured Memories, 1930–1945: Across the Threshold of War: The Thirties and the War, Casemate Publishers…. From the entry blackouts
  • Special lamps were provided for working during the blackout, and an anti-aircraft gun, manned by the R.A.O.C., was mounted on the coal depot line.1947 January and February, “Wartime Traffic at Tanfield, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 47. From the entry anti-aircraft
  • The companies announced the multiyear pact Saturday evening, after Paramount began warning YouTube TV customers of the standoff and a potential blackout of its channels earlier this week.2025 February 15, Todd Spangler, “Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Multiyear Distribution Deal for CBS and Other Networks, Agreement…. From the entry multiyear
  • Yet they still faced pressure from many their community to join the blackout: “we eventually released the statement after we received dozens of modmails and posts on both subreddits.”2019, J. Nathan Matias, “The Civic Labor of Volunteer Moderators Online”, in Social Media + Society, →DOI. From the entry modmail
  • Due to blackouts (the Philippine term is brownout), especially during the dry season, be prepared with a flashlight and don't forget to save your data in your PC.1991, Philippine Smile. From the entry brownout
  • Being “free surface” it made the rolling linger longer at the extremes, and it was this lingering that was causing the shortings and the blackouts to last longer.1986, Evans, A. S, Beneath the waves: a history of HM Submarine losses, William Kimber, page 317. From the entry shorting
  • The rear lamps are combined with the service stoplights and are contained in stoplight part and blackout marker light assemblies at the rear of the vehicle.1973, United States. Department of the Army, Organizational Maintenance Manual (TM-9-2320-211-20), page 2-52. From the entry stoplight

Meaning of blackout

  1. noun A temporary loss of consciousness.
  2. noun A temporary loss of memory.
  3. noun A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

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Questions about blackout in a sentence

How do you use blackout in a sentence?
Blackout is used as a noun. For example: “A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.”
What is a short sentence with blackout?
“blackout blinds; blackout curtains”
What does blackout mean?
Blackout means a temporary loss of consciousness.

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