blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

Examples of blow in in a Sentence

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The range is extremely close to the ocean and storms blow in quickly and often without warning. Jake Stern, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024 That ice had either blown in or calved off of the iceberg and literally closed off our access. Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 In the video, rescuers can be seen moving through waters that at one point reach almost the waist as heavy winds can be heard blowing in the background. NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 Rain was beginning to blow in the predawn darkness Sept. 26 along coastal U.S. Highway 98, which winds through countless fishing villages and vacation hideaways along Florida’s Big Bend. Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blow in 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20in. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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