blown

Example Sentences

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Blown leads: Friday’s loss to the Orlando Magic marked the eighth time this season that the Wizards led by at least 15 points and still lost.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Blown out at home a night earlier by Phoenix, Memphis used a 10-0 third quarter run to cut it to 81-72, but the Grizzlies could not get any closer.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021

Blown assignments along Virginia’s front seven and in the secondary allowed the Demon Deacons to roll to a 10-0 lead during the first quarter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

Blown away by the clarity and persuasiveness of Arriaga’s writing, Sung recruited him to tutor other students.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

We saw the sea-grey slopes of olive-trees Blown foamy-pale, from the cloud-ridden air Fell the swift shadows on those leafy seas.

From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)