blow away
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ben Stokes produced a superb six-over spell, taking five wickets for 23 runs after Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse had taken two wickets apiece to blow away the hosts' top order.
From BBC
Pleased, Alexander spread the picture on a windowsill and weighed the corners down with books so it would not blow away.
From Literature
We are tieing everything down so it will not blow away.
From Literature
When something like that happens, Mayor Jon Gramlich told me the other evening, it can make him fear that the town he so loves might “dry up and blow away.”
“Trees with roots don’t blow away,” she says as the interview comes to an end.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.