blow-by-blow

Example Sentences

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He provides a blow-by-blow account of the days leading up to the ruling’s publication, including internal communications between the judges that, as a rule, are never shared with the public.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

“Smile” seems like kids’ stuff next to the excruciating blow-by-blow of “West End Girl,” which was recorded speedily last December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was painstaking, and sometimes dull, and included a blow-by-blow account about how checks were approved, then cut, then mailed, then signed, then returned.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Simpson trial, certainly wouldn’t have been the premier spectacle of a generation if not for the blow-by-blow live broadcast from Los Angeles to the rest of the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

I figured my dad was going to give my mom a blow-by-blow of the awkward fencing lesson and all the reasons I should never go back.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad