bowled over
Example Sentences
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“When I first read the play and the script, I was bowled over by how, with this one decision, so many lives were changed,” Maras says, on a video call from Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
TikTok users were bowled over by the property, with one remarking, “OK, after seeing the house, she is right, $20 million is cheap for this.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
As a younger actor, I would've been bowled over by the fan reaction, for better and worse.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
The buyer, Lincoln artist David Taylor, said he had been "bowled over" by the artwork while browsing a sale at a regional auction house.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
Sohrab and I watched for a minute as Ali-Reza bowled over one of his opponents and scored a goal.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
