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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Cash is king right now, Hsia said, and the AFJ is matching up to $1 million in donations that will go toward things such as new roofs for houses whose roofs were blown off and new furniture after many people's belongings were soaked through and ruined.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, who composed his glorious amalgamation of legend and fact in the fourth-century BC, Helen never even reached Troy because Paris’s ship was blown off course.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, Norm had a crew — The Invisibles— a rowdy group of personified conditions who blow off steam at a biker bar.
—David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, who composed his glorious amalgamation of legend and fact in the fourth-century BC, Helen never even reached Troy because Paris’s ship was blown off course.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, Norm had a crew — The Invisibles— a rowdy group of personified conditions who blow off steam at a biker bar.
—David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blow off
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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