Blackout is an English word with synonyms like pause or amnesia. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Blackout meaning
- A temporary loss of consciousness.
- A temporary loss of memory.
- A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
Synonyms of Blackout
Using Blackout
- The main meaning on this page is: A temporary loss of consciousness. | A temporary loss of memory. | A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
- Useful related words include: pause, memory loss, amnesia, unconsciousness.
- In the example corpus, blackout often appears in combinations such as: the blackout, blackout curtains, blackout in.
Context around Blackout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blackout
- In this selection, "blackout" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, communication, water, hypoxic, curtains, mrs and lights stand out and add context to how "blackout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bbc blackout and a localized blackout blocks the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blackout" sits close to words such as bearer, bolstered and cemented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blackout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the dark: Downtown Joburg during a blackout. (8 words)
And in this case, the blackout coincided with a physical attack. (11 words)
A worldwide tech blackout would suffocate human civilization entirely into submission. (11 words)
If you want to find a second life for books that should be recycled, Gruenthal has many suggestions, including: make blackout poetry; cut into squares to make origami paper; use in your die-cut machine to make letters; and use to make other paper crafts. (45 words)
An industry body representing news publishers has said an “eleventh-hour” agreement was reached with major broadcasters meaning video footage of the coronation can be shared with their online audiences following what they described as a “BBC blackout”. (38 words)
Kashmir cut off due to curfew, communication blackout: A curfew and a total communication blackout are in place in Kashmir with the government on Monday proposing to revoke Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
With shallow water blackout or hypoxic blackout, Mrs Washbourne said the only way to effectively save someone is to pull them out of the water straight away.
Kashmir cut off due to curfew, communication blackout: A curfew and a total communication blackout are in place in Kashmir with the government on Monday proposing to revoke Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Modifications may include military "blackout" lights, heavy-duty suspension, uprated brakes, 24 volt electrics, convoy lights, electronic suppression of the ignition system, blackout curtains and mounts for special equipment and small arms.
A chokeslam onto the apron, followed by a rope-walk moonsault from Archer, who then took Tanahashi back into the corner for a Blackout.
And in this case, the blackout coincided with a physical attack.
An industry body representing news publishers has said an “eleventh-hour” agreement was reached with major broadcasters meaning video footage of the coronation can be shared with their online audiences following what they described as a “BBC blackout”.
Areas across the Gaza Strip have suffered electricity blackout for days, with some areas only receiving four hours of power every 24 hours.
A truck of generators rented to provide power to a central Roman neighborhood hit by a localized blackout blocks the doors of stores forcing them to shut down for a week, Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
A worldwide tech blackout would suffocate human civilization entirely into submission.
Blackout Bingo for iPhone puts a competitive spin on the classic game and pays real cash prizes.
But on Monday, Davis Chirchir, the energy and petroleum minister, offered a less sinister explanation for the blackout, attributing it to an overload on a transmission line in western Kenya.
Earlier Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said a 'technical network fault' was responsible for the blackout but wouldn't elaborate further.
Experts have warned that the increased use of battery back-up systems and inverters without installing solar power is massively contributing to the risk of a total blackout.
For night, investing blackout curtains or blinds can help, while in the morning a light-up alarm clock can get your body clock running smoothly.
Grossi said the situation at the plant remains tense because of the heavy military presence around it and a recent blackout that recently hit the facility.
He said only two utilities either proactively shut off the power or left it off after the windstorm triggered a blackout in the Santiam Canyon.
He said the remedial actions they are putting in place would prevent South Africa from experiencing a total grid collapse and blackout.
However, BlackOut faced considerable hurdles due to Tufts health and safety restrictions placed on performance group activity during the pandemic.
If you want to find a second life for books that should be recycled, Gruenthal has many suggestions, including: make blackout poetry; cut into squares to make origami paper; use in your die-cut machine to make letters; and use to make other paper crafts.
In the dark: Downtown Joburg during a blackout.
Common combinations with blackout
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: