blow away
verb
blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away
1
: to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air
their doubts were blown away
2
: to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3
: to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4
: to defeat soundly
blew their rivals away in the first game
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Examples of blow away in a Sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Deadline has since heard that Damon was actually first to read the RIP script and was blown away, and quickly got it into the hands of Affleck.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 July 2024
When that cool mix of rice, fish, and some crunchy green veggie, salty with soy sauce, hits your lips, you won’t be blown away.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
She was also blown away by his and Jude’s taste in food.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Speaking last September as an event for the latest San Jose Sports Hall of Fame members, Marleau said he’d be blown away if immortalized by the Hockey Hall of Fame.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 July 2024
When that cool mix of rice, fish, and some crunchy green veggie, salty with soy sauce, hits your lips, you won’t be blown away.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
She was also blown away by his and Jude’s taste in food.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Speaking last September as an event for the latest San Jose Sports Hall of Fame members, Marleau said he’d be blown away if immortalized by the Hockey Hall of Fame.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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