blow over

Example Sentences

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In most refugee settlements, the government has run out of land to allocate to migrants for crop cultivation, and in at least one, refugees have come to blows over the plots that are available.

From The Wall Street Journal

While shares remain up 21% this year, they suffered a blow over concerns about the company’s artificial intelligence spending.

From Barron's

I left her with him, thinking it would blow over.

From Los Angeles Times

This latest storm may blow over, but Cold War II is not about to stop.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an eerie echo of today, a post-pandemic president promised to restore “real” American values while the country came to blows over racial unrest, shameless disinformation activity, crumbling labor unions, income inequality and censorship.

From Los Angeles Times