bowled over
Example Sentences
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“A significant writer would come in and be bowled over by Michael’s depth of vision of the work at hand,” Howard said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
However, she accumulated speed on the downhill, and Clare could do nothing but shriek when she nearly bowled over the crying kits, overcorrected, then stopped a whisker away from colliding with the south fence.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
