blown up

Example Sentences

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"Things can get spoken about and blown-up pretty heavily. I feel for them, in a way. It can be tricky."

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Large canvases by Celaya include blown-up snippets from his childhood notebook, surrounded by interpretations of waves and seascapes.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Tupac Shakur, dressed in a suit, stared somberly from a blown-up photo that was erected on an easel like at a memorial service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Myriad embellished baubles — almost resembling wet pearls — organically dripped off a blown-up bolero jacket as if it had been created for a seaborne princess.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

I glance at the end of the booth and see hookah sets, golden swords, and blown-up black-and-white harem pictures from some previous era propped against, yes, camel bridles.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali