blow out
Example Sentences
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Duke, the 2026 top overall seed, has a score of 38.90—meaning the Blue Devils would be expected to blow out a team by nearly 39 points over 100 possessions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
That’s because spreads tend to quickly blow out in a crisis, as they did in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic that began in 2020.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
So I decided to blow out the tenets of my current kitchen triage — salt, acid, oregano — into a full-blown meal.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025
Washington Commanders defensive lineman Efe Obada: Unfortunately, I've witnessed first hand that the Eagles can blow out teams.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
Then I spot an older picture—I look past the cake and me ready to blow out the candles.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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