Used in a Sentence

blacklist

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for blacklist.

Editorial note

Now I just don't know if the reason I can't find a job is because I am on a blacklist somewhere.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of blacklist gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

noun

(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for blacklist.

verb

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

noun

(law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

Example sentences

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Now I just don't know if the reason I can't find a job is because I am on a blacklist somewhere.

2

This is true, but the same can be said of the Hollywood blacklist [1] during the Red Scare.

3

The user can then choose to allow it for one time or to whitelist or blacklist the site.

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At some point one has to refuse to do business with bad actors; that's a blacklist.

5

The only benefit I can see of this is that you could easily blacklist emails destined for that address.

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Because I do this, however, that situation was easy to take care of (delete alias and blacklist the sending mail servers).

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But that might land you on some form of employment blacklist.

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Just imagine, Google can at any moment blacklist just about anyone.

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I visited the site for 60 seconds, and as soon as that time was up it decided it wanted on my blacklist.

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Another option is to use something like AdFree Android which includes a hosts file/blacklist that is frequently updated if you don't feel like making your own.

11

Do you support Hollywood blacklist–style ideological litmus tests in technology?

12

If you can't seem to bring yourself to get rid of Internet, you can use a tool to blacklist websites for a certain period of time.

Quote examples

1

I've been watching season 1 of "The Blacklist" in the background while working over the weekend.

2

Of course, this then creates the feeling of "How can anybody keep track of this never ending list of security details?" In the end, this is a blacklist vs.

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As a result of the community backlash against SF's download wrapper, I've had to click through more "attack site warning" pages in the past month just to reach some valuable SourceForge project (of which there are many thousands) than possibly all the previous year combined, though I notice in the past few weeks, Google have silently dropped SF from their blacklist (no PR fanfare this time however).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use blacklist in a sentence?

Now I just don't know if the reason I can't find a job is because I am on a blacklist somewhere.

What does blacklist mean?

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

What part of speech is blacklist?

blacklist is commonly used as verb, noun.