bowl over

Example Sentences

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However, she accumulated speed on the downhill, and Clare could do nothing but shriek when she nearly bowled over the crying kits, overcorrected, then stopped a whisker away from colliding with the south fence.

From Literature

“A significant writer would come in and be bowled over by Michael’s depth of vision of the work at hand,” Howard said.

From Los Angeles Times

"But I was really bowled over by the character and the score."

From BBC

Then she put the bowl over the hole and stuck down the edges with good old duct tape.

From Literature

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