blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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The heavy defeat at MetLife Stadium was the final blow in a season when Madrid claimed no major trophies. Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 July 2025 There are reasons for the flood alley in Texas: the hill country is elevated by several hundred feet above sea level, which forces out water from humid clouds blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 While the character brandishes a firearm and things eventually come to blows in physical tussles over the course of the volatile evening, Gallo's script never loses grip on the tender undercurrent of intimacy established back in Ponyboi's shower. EW.com, 27 June 2025 In that case, Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered the most devastating blow in the divisional showdown, as his two-run double on a 3-0 fastball collided with the right-center field wall in the eighth inning. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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