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
Examples of blow away in a Sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Our recipe tasters were blown away by the combination of ground beef, noodles, and cheese.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
No, this year the smoke was blown away by a British budget airliner.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
People will be blown away by the quality of the event: the video, the graphics, the stage.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Darcy was blown away by the overwhelmingly positive reaction.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
No, this year the smoke was blown away by a British budget airliner.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
People will be blown away by the quality of the event: the video, the graphics, the stage.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Darcy was blown away by the overwhelmingly positive reaction.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for blow away
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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