How to Use blowout in a Sentence

blowout

1 of 2 noun
  • The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout.
  • The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout.
  • We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.
  • One of the four los s es came in blowout fashion in Phoenix.
    C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022
  • He was ejected from that game for throwing a punch late in a blowout loss to the Cowboys.
    Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Scoop up the beloved Dyson Airwrap for someone on your list whose go-to look is a fresh blowout.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Designed by Drybar, this tool gives you their signature sleek blowout style from the comfort of home.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Not many people expected a Browns blowout win, as the two teams had been trending in opposite directions.
    cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The Tigers started the season 4-2 before a blowout loss to Tennessee.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 27 Oct. 2022
  • In their most recent game, a blowout loss to the Knicks, Warriors castoff Ryan Rollins played 12 minutes.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the Phillies bullpen is wholly rested, and manager Rob Thompson didn’t need to use his best relief arms in last night’s blowout win.
    Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Yet, after a three-game losing streak and a blowout loss to Liberty, that is where BYU sits as the ninth week of the season hits.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Nordstrom is one of our favorite retailers to shop for holiday gifts, stock up on beauty and skin care basics, and splurge on a luxury label, but the brand also knows how to plan a blowout sale.
    Sarah Madaus, SELF, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Playing in a little more than half of games because of blowout scores, Sayin has 23 TD passes and only two interceptions.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • In Sunday’s blowout win over the Panthers, in a game the Bengals led by 35 points, Cincinnati responded to a low point of their season.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The 4-3 Bengals were riding high after a blowout victory over the Falcons, looking like the team that went to the Super Bowl a year ago.
    Catena Media, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Of course, the play was worth just two points in a blowout loss.
    oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The Colonels aim to bounce back from a 66-13 blowout by Cincinnati.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The mom of one parted her hair, which was styled in a blowout, to the side.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Frankly, Dak Prescott didn’t have to do much in a 40-0 blowout of the Giants.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Huskies have the edge, but no one is expecting a blowout.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In the second set, Djokovic went up 4-0, and the match felt on the verge of blowout status.
    Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • The door plug blowout on the Max 9 is just one example.
    James Hill, ABC News, 7 May 2024
  • The 29-year-old righthander pitched the low-stakes ninth inning of Sunday’s blowout win.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
  • The Lions improved to 4-1 on the season with the blowout win, while the Cowboys fell to 3-3 on the year.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The blowout sports event will take place from September 9 to 16.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The loss, their second straight, comes on the heels of Sunday's 12-5 blowout to the Boston Red Sox.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The hair oil boosts radiance and the brush is a blowout lifesaver.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 18 July 2024
  • James and Davis remained on the bench for the fourth quarter, as did the rest of the Lakers' starters, during the blowout.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Read Next Heat’s season ends with blowout loss to Celtics in first round.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
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blow out

2 of 2 verb
  • Utah threw its best punch and got blown out in the conference title game.
    oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Paint on the bridge had been burned and discolored, and a light fixture was blown out.
    Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2019
  • No need to be like the nodosaur who blows out the menorah’s lights when no one is looking.
    Ryan E. Smith, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Then Brian Hoyer took over, won three games and blew out his knee.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The blast blew out windows several blocks away and knocked over residents in their own homes.
    CBS News, 19 Dec. 2019
  • But Minnesota also has lost to Memphis and was blown out by Phoenix in this stretch.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Even for a team on the backslide the Colts are on -- now losers of six of their past seven -- this is not a team that usually gets blown out.
    Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
  • After the song, Love blew out the candle on the cake that the Combs kids were sharing in their father's honor.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Minnesota has blown out the original 3.5-point number all season and are the favorite despite giving up the points.
    John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The Wolves split those two games, blowing out Washington before getting drubbed by Milwaukee.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2019
  • On June 3, a woman who was paddleboarding in the waters off Nahant Beach couldn’t get back to the beach and was getting blown out to sea.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The racket smash has become something of a circus, as if the physical destruction is a necessary part of blowing out frustration during the ebbs and flows of a game.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The little girl could be seen blowing out her birthday candles, posing with a balloon and unicorn piñata (while sporting unicorn ears!), and of course, cuddling up to her mom, and big brother.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Have the tire blow out and the truck go spinning off the side of the road.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • In the 2022 season, the Fever were blown out of many games.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The storm tore off part of the roof and blew out the windows.
    Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Highs are in the 70s as winds blow out of the northeast around 10 mph.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Walls were blown out on the ground level of the large building.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Winds will blow out of the southwest around 10 mph, with gusts to near 20 mph.
    Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
  • At the end of the play, Tom tells Laura to blow out her candles.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
  • That should cut down on how much bright lights blow out your footage.
    Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Video from the scene showed walls blown out on the ground level of a large building.
    CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Winds will blow out of the south around 10 mph, with gusts toward 20 mph or so.
    Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
  • As a result, what blows out of the vents is pretty fresh.
    Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The car's driver-side back window and tire are blown out.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • On top of that, about 30% of his remaining pecan crop was blown out of the trees.
    Drew Kann, ajc, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Roofs have been torn off, walls scorched and windows blown out.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Winds will continue to blow out of the south at around 10 mph.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Even if blown out by the next flood, more wood coming from one structure to the next will help the cause.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • The Browns relied on the big play to blow out the Bengals in their most recent game, 41-16.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021

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