Examples of bowl over in a Sentence
she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister
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The Bruins don’t have to trade Coyle and probably won’t unless they’re bowled over with an offer, especially to a division rival.
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Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Rescue workers have been searching for survivors amid the debris of shantytowns bowled over by 200 kph (124 mph) winds.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The episodes air weekly on Wednesday and this week's instalment has Kelce bowled over to learn about Sylvester Stallone's admiration for him.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Kieran Culkin draws the camera in as Benji, an unpredictable, confrontational and yet tragically empathetic man who has been bowled over by grief.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Rescue workers have been searching for survivors amid the debris of shantytowns bowled over by 200 kph (124 mph) winds.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The episodes air weekly on Wednesday and this week's instalment has Kelce bowled over to learn about Sylvester Stallone's admiration for him.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Kieran Culkin draws the camera in as Benji, an unpredictable, confrontational and yet tragically empathetic man who has been bowled over by grief.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bowl over
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“Bowl over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowl%20over. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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