blow over

Example Sentences

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Still, the archbishop is hopeful that the sparring will blow over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

To that end, Granville’s new base-case timeline sits somewhere between four to five weeks and the five months that it took for the 2022 oil shock to blow over.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

It is a controversy that is unlikely to blow over quickly, and the true repercussions are yet to become clear.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Likewise he thinks worries about AI replacing other companies will blow over: “Such periods of ‘creative destruction’ aren’t, in general, something to be concerned about when considering the market as a whole.”

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

When highly agitated, as she was now, Lord Fredrick’s young bride had a regrettable tendency to blow over anything in her path.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood