blow-by-blow

adjective

ˈblō-bī-ˈblō

-bə-

Synonyms of blow-by-blow

: minutely detailed

a blow-by-blow account

Examples of blow-by-blow in a Sentence

a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met

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Here is the blow-by-blow account. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026 For the blow-by-blow saga of my antivirus testing, please read the antivirus review. — PC Magazine, 20 July 2025 For five days and nights, the tech world remained glued to X for blow-by-blow coverage from a cadre of scrappy reporters. — Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow-by-blow

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blow-by-blow was in 1921

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blow-by-blow

adjective

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