blown away

past participle of blow away

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blown away The soil dried out, came loose, was blown away to reveal all kinds of things. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 That instinct paid off in 2019, when she was blown away by a sophomore at MIT who already had a strategic and commercial vision. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 When the hurricane hit, the family’s roof was blown away by the high winds. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 Otherwise, you could very well be blown away by Kim's answers to these questions. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Add Heidi Gardner to the list of guests at the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding who were blown away by how such a grand event could be made to feel so intimate. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 Lots of them are blown away by the fact something looking like this is a Harley. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 The Verdict on This Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe I was blown away by how good these cookies were. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026 Daniella Karagach is blown away by the reaction to her Dancing With the Stars partner Ezra Frech. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
Verb
  • But many of us have buried our beloved pets in our yards beneath new trees as an alternative to cremation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Looking ahead to the next quarter, things look less rosy for SPE, with The Social Reckoning and Klara and the Sun both already having bombed at the box office.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In 1998, after Baghdad expelled UN weapons inspectors, the United States and the United Kingdom bombed Iraq.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • There were no footprints leading in and out of the buildings, though with the storm’s intensity any trace of them would have been snowed under within minutes.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Blown away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20away. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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