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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Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Quote of the day Torres spoke to CNN after an explosion at a Bronx apartment building blew off a part of the high-rise.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
By the time Charbonnet received the shotgun handoff, rookie left guard Grey Zabel had been blown off the ball by Arizona defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The video, however, allowed the cast to blow off steam from the siblings’ heavy trajectory in let-loose fashion.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Quote of the day Torres spoke to CNN after an explosion at a Bronx apartment building blew off a part of the high-rise.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
By the time Charbonnet received the shotgun handoff, rookie left guard Grey Zabel had been blown off the ball by Arizona defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The video, however, allowed the cast to blow off steam from the siblings’ heavy trajectory in let-loose fashion.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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