blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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Last year, Hurricane Milton blew in from the Gulf south of Tampa and cut across the state. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025 Yet fair winds are blowing in the world for renewables. Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 Shear is a wind pattern in which wind is blowing in two opposite directions very close to each other — Lareau compared it to a busy freeway with a center divider. Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025 Fourth of July banners blow in the wind, lining a bridge spanning a small creek that trickles through town. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow in

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20in. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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