bowled over
Example Sentences
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“When I first read the play and the script, I was bowled over by how, with this one decision, so many lives were changed,” Maras says, on a video call from Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
TikTok users were bowled over by the property, with one remarking, “OK, after seeing the house, she is right, $20 million is cheap for this.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
Debbie Hudd said she had been mulling over a fitting tribute since his death in March 2020, aged 83, and was "bowled over" by stonemason Stuart Buckle's design.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
As a younger actor, I would've been bowled over by the fan reaction, for better and worse.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
Even a whole month later, Anise still looked bowled over by how everything had turned out, like Kalinda and I had taken turns spitting in her face.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
