blow it

Example Sentences

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The lower your investment, the less of a crushing blow it can be if it doesn’t work out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I’m not saying we’re actively rooting for McIlroy to blow it, but it’s always spicy when the roller coaster creaks and the leaderboard gets shifty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"They could blow it playing like that," said former Newcastle and England forward Alan Shearer, who is a pundit on Saturday's Match of the Day.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Do they have confetti and just don’t blow it?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

And we knew that when an idea was quietly everywhere, had been whispered far and wide, all that was needed was the right person to blow it sky-high.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez