blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
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b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
Recent Examples on the Web
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, Norm had a crew — The Invisibles— a rowdy group of personified conditions who blow off steam at a biker bar.
—David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That felt impossible just two weeks ago, when the Bengals were getting their doors blown off and went four consecutive games without a first-half touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Before long, Norm had a crew — The Invisibles— a rowdy group of personified conditions who blow off steam at a biker bar.
—David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That felt impossible just two weeks ago, when the Bengals were getting their doors blown off and went four consecutive games without a first-half touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blow off
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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