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Example Sentences

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Oracle blew past earnings expectations and grew its contract pipeline to $638 billion, but Wall Street is concerned about its rising AI costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Only the accident of his intemperate sounding off, and then lack of self-knowledge to offer regrets, blew up the opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Pratt tapped into real issues in L.A. and then blew them wildly out of proportion.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The 28-year-old missed a golden opportunity in the 2020 US Open final when he blew a two-set lead against Austria's Dominic Thiem.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It blew in great, roaring gusts, then abruptly died, leaving an empty space that echoed with the most disturbing sound: a far-off moaning, as if the woods were trying to tell Clare something.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman