blow
Example Sentences
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Chief among them is the seeming inability to absorb a blow and come back fighting.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Video footage posted by the nonprofit shows a closeup of the cracked shell in the nest as winds blow and an eagle stands guard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In January, Google used a U.S. court order to aim a knockout blow at Ipidea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And if so, doesn’t that just blow up Sauer’s theory that the whole point of this clause was to protect the citizenship of these exact people?
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
I went first to the hearth to blow the fire into life.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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