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Examples of blowsy in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web In the final scene, the one female regular at the Royal, a blowsy barfly well played by Barbara Lowing, is moving toward the bar as Hanna and Liv move decisively in the other direction. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023 The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh. Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowsy
Adjective
  • For decades, Bears fans have grown accustomed to quarterbacks who can’t really recover from a sloppy start or — in the case of Williams’ predecessor, Justin Fields — quarterbacks who can’t consistently punctuate impressive performances with a game-winning finish.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But what surprises me is that the playing was a little sloppy back then, but the vocals were really tight.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • With their shaggy throat feathers and long, hefty beaks, ravens are noticeably larger than crows, which have shorter, slimmer bills.
    Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Over the weekend, Donald Trump offered America’s late-night TV hosts two irresistible jumping off points for bits: A hokey McDonald’s photo op and a shaggy dog story about the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Cleaning it out can be a messy and hand-cramping process, so enlist the help of some power tools to help get the job done much faster.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • My brother also joked about a secret anti-list for their kids to avoid getting terribly messy or noisy toys.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • To them, flame is slovenly, backward, even atavistic, tolerable only when used for ceremonial purposes.
    Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Giraffes at least keep the water sports to themselves; their slovenly, muck-loving neighbors, on the other hand, spread the excrement far and wide.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.
    Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
  • Weeds can take over in a hurry, choking out lawns and gardens and making landscapes look unkempt.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Country Living, 12 July 2023
Adjective
  • Eagle-eyed social media users had spotted the editing over the untidy suits of the country’s top officials.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Palermo is as untidy as life and as temperamental as a Sicilian lover.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Adjective
  • The roving camera seems to hunt Blanchett through her character’s London townhouse and hip industrial office space, both impeccably rendered in contrast with Stephen’s dowdy row house by production designer Neil Lamont and set decorator Pancho Chamorro.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Shady events are a thing, too, as consumers are warned to beware of losing good money buying tickets for fake festivals, dowdy parties and counterfeit ticket scams.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024

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“Blowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowsy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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