How to Use blow over in a Sentence

blow over

verb

• If the ground-down roots break, the tree is more likely to blow over.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• When a hurricane blows over a sandy shore, dunes take the brunt of the waves.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
• Get out of mobile homes that can blow over in high winds.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2022
• But Trump’s pique at Esper seemed to blow over, one of the people said.
  — Jennifer Jacobs, Fortune, 4 June 2020
• The latest storm swirling around Kim has refused to blow over.
  — Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
• Armstrong and the other inmates in the cell block hoped the disruption would blow over.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• The damage of Hurricane Ian doesn’t stop once storms blow over.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
• The gust of wind also damaged canopies and tables and blew over a light pole, police said.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 8 July 2024
• Power lines were blown over the ponds in the storm, owner Jamie Anderson said.
  — Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2023
• Some trees like the Chinese elms seem to be more shallow rooted and likely to blow over.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 May 2021
• Some trees like the Chinese elms seem to be more shallow-rooted and likely to blow over.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2022
• Pitts was knocked out of the Georgia game in the second quarter on Lewis Cine’s crushing blow over the middle.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2020
• Chastain and Larson had been trading blows over a few restarts before the crash.
  — Kelly Cranall, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• And people around the Bay Area are wondering how quickly this will blow over.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2021
• In the years since the privacy scandal has blown over, Ek now observes a third Zuckerberg.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
• When a monsoon blew over a mesquite tree that was meant to provide shade to the patio, the builders repurposed it into a wall for the bar.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• Cut off any affected leaves and let a fan gently blow over the leaves until the problem clears up.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
• The biggest influence on the regional climate are the winds that blow over the country from west to east.
  — WIRED, 17 Feb. 2023
• Finally, the network’s top brass had to stop sitting on their hands and hoping things would blow over.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2021
• Burying your head in the sand or hoping things will blow over is a surefire recipe for disaster.
  — Sal Rehmetullah, Forbes, 22 June 2022
• And some thought the controversy would simply blow over.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
• Inside the French Quarter, Kisha Shorter held out hope that the storm would blow over quickly, even as the wind rattled outside.
  — New York Times, 29 Aug. 2021
• In the optimistic version of events, Lane says, the fight blows over, the combatants move on and the next season brings even more visitors.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• At least two of the deaths were caused by falling trees, and another happened when a crane blew over in strong winds, officials said.
  — TIME, 17 May 2024
• The response to Leah's behavior last week seems to blow over for the time being when Sarah finally arrives.
  — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 5 June 2020
• Unlike the 18th-century Reign of Terror, this one seems unlikely to blow over on its own.
  — Michael B. Mukasey, National Review, 9 May 2023
• But at an Olympics marked by severe weather in all directions, that storm blew over the city just before the finals, growing stronger by the minute.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
• At least three National Christmas trees have been felled by wind, including one in 2011 that blew over.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Social media posts also showed pictures of a semi-truck blown over on the highway.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
• Meteorologist Cameron Miller said the high waves form from strong northeast winds blowing over Lake Michigan which draws large waves.
  — Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024