blown over
Example Sentences
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But while previous storms have blown over, there is increasing anxiety among some US allies that this time the damage might be harder to recover from.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“Denmark and Greenland stood firm and refused to be blown over by the most powerful man in the world,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Alto Hospicio's fog forms over the Pacific Ocean - when warm, moist air flows over cold water - and is then blown over the mountains.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
On the morning the Mountain fire erupted, wind gusts were so strong in Somis that several of the sturdy wooden boxes that housed Eduardo Flores’s bee colonies had already blown over.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024
“What do you call this stuff?” he asked, touching a fold of her dress that had blown over his knee.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
