blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
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b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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Some vagrants get blown off course by storms, while others have been known to catch rides on boats.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The word like a year in which nothing happened, a day
blown off the record—the spree
an exhausted teacher unveiling yet again
the temporary
lesson.
—Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
In the 1950s when parts of the roof were nearly blown off, engineer Gordon Price and architect Thomas Bradbury proposed rebuilding the dome with more durable material and covering it in gold mined in Georgia.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Hamas attackers threw grenades into the shelter, killing another and blowing off Hersh's left forearm.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The word like a year in which nothing happened, a day
blown off the record—the spree
an exhausted teacher unveiling yet again
the temporary
lesson.
—Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
In the 1950s when parts of the roof were nearly blown off, engineer Gordon Price and architect Thomas Bradbury proposed rebuilding the dome with more durable material and covering it in gold mined in Georgia.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Hamas attackers threw grenades into the shelter, killing another and blowing off Hersh's left forearm.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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