Example Sentences

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Opinion No. 2: Blowouts happen all the time in college football, and you don’t have to be a Cinderella to suffer one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Blowouts such as Thursday’s have become the expectation at South Lakes, which is 75-12 over the past four seasons.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

The Chicano Blowouts, as the 1968 demonstrations became known, were the largest Mexican American civil rights protests in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2020

Blowouts typically offer a time for backups to play.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2017

Blowouts can at least be fun to watch sometimes.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2016