blown over
Example Sentences
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But while previous storms have blown over, there is increasing anxiety among some US allies that this time the damage might be harder to recover from.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
“Denmark and Greenland stood firm and refused to be blown over by the most powerful man in the world,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
A section of the main motorway linking Scotland and England remains closed southbound after reports of multiple lorries being blown over during Storm Bram.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
The latest outbreak began in the Netherlands in 2023, where tens of thousands of sheep died, and midges blown over from the continent began infecting livestock in the south-east of England too.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Without the circle, they said, the whole thing would have blown over, but the residue would have remained.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
