blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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Hassell said her garage doors were blown in, as well as the deadbolts on her locks. Kelly Murray, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Kansas Highway Patrol said eight people died in that pile-up caused by high winds blowing in from Colorado. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025 This is helpful for wind protection to avoid sand blowing in your face. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow in

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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