blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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That was the fourth-quarter lead the Heat blew in the loss in Sacramento and this time Portland closed within 100-94 with 4:43 remaining. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025 According to the National Weather Service, travel will be affected the most in northeastern Illinois as snow blows in Sunday night through noon Monday. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025 Ending the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine has dealt Moscow a significant blow in its attempts to use energy as a weapon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Exiled to Casablanca Perched on the Red Sea, Port Sudan is the Casablanca of Sudan’s war — a place where people from across Sudan blow in, seeking shelter or fortune or travel papers enabling them to flee the country as quickly as possible. Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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