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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Any indie film producer can find themselves in the eye of a culture-war storm — but Daniel Bekerman got blown off course by the most powerful man on Earth.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Hall of course was sweating over this because any sudden movement and his head would be blown off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The Verrichias also just seem to have totally blown off the creditor's discovery by not responding to interrogatories or appearing to be examined.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
One soldier had his foot blown off in the incident, Thai officials said.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Hall of course was sweating over this because any sudden movement and his head would be blown off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The Verrichias also just seem to have totally blown off the creditor's discovery by not responding to interrogatories or appearing to be examined.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
One soldier had his foot blown off in the incident, Thai officials said.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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