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
"I'm really bowled over by this accolade. I'm a cook, I'm a teacher, so I feel very honoured to be given Bafta's highest award," she said.
From BBC • May 10, 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
They were completely bowled over by the hugeness of the whole thing.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
