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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The Chicago Bulls needed to blow off some steam.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The barriers are intended to stop sand that otherwise would blow off the beach and onto adjacent streets, sidewalks and parking lots at Harbor Beach and The North Strand, creating a maintenance problem.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
This is why the main head of a comet can look green, but the tail, made of material blown off the head, tends to be a different color.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Chelsea, who saw their prodigy Estevao swallowed up by the occasion and hooked at the break, had their doors blown off.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The barriers are intended to stop sand that otherwise would blow off the beach and onto adjacent streets, sidewalks and parking lots at Harbor Beach and The North Strand, creating a maintenance problem.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
This is why the main head of a comet can look green, but the tail, made of material blown off the head, tends to be a different color.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Chelsea, who saw their prodigy Estevao swallowed up by the occasion and hooked at the break, had their doors blown off.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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