blow
Example Sentences
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Her home sits atop a sea of oil, but Camacho says there has been no electricity for six years, since a transformer blew out.
From Los Angeles Times
The time of year it happened meant many key migratory birds had not arrived back to Pembrokeshire's cliffs and islands - and the wind direction blew some of the oil away from the coast.
From BBC
"The referee looked like he blew and looked like he was listening to someone in his ear, so I'm assuming the linesman gave the decision, and it's absolute shocker."
From BBC
Townsend could have done without those blows, but he's used to the carnage of Six Nations rugby.
From BBC
Rampant Scotland bounced back from Six Nations defeat by Italy to blow England away in a bonus-point win in a pulsating Calcutta Cup at a riotous Murrayfield.
From BBC
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