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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Police and fire personnel were called to the gym on South Bowen Road and Park Row Drive in Pantego, where a sign blew off the building along with the front facade of the building.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Johnson keeps saying the right things about parental responsibility and giving kids healthier ways to blow off steam.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Instead of abiding by his orders to stand down, Miles blew off plans with Maddie (Morgan Lindholm) to hunt down Diaz, the man in charge of the cartel responsible for the fentanyl.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Johnson keeps saying the right things about parental responsibility and giving kids healthier ways to blow off steam.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Instead of abiding by his orders to stand down, Miles blew off plans with Maddie (Morgan Lindholm) to hunt down Diaz, the man in charge of the cartel responsible for the fentanyl.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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