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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With his superbly powerful deep close in the Belmont, that fog has been blown off: Sovereignty is the undisputed leader of his Class of 2025.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Did you just get blown off?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather and make sunrises and sunsets particularly vivid
By Meghan Bartels edited by Dean Visser
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—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela wasn’t blown off the mound, a la Charlie Brown, but the Yankees knocked him around for four runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Read the full Gemini Daily Horoscope Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
Did you just get blown off?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather and make sunrises and sunsets particularly vivid
By Meghan Bartels edited by Dean Visser
Join Our Community of Science Lovers!
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela wasn’t blown off the mound, a la Charlie Brown, but the Yankees knocked him around for four runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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