How to Use blow away in a Sentence

blow away

verb
  • And so we’ve all been blown away.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The staff here, they were blown away by it.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
  • But in this case, I was blown away.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Again the smoke was blown away, but the deer would run no more.
    — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • He was so blown away and so grateful.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But critics warned the shade sails might blow away in a stiff wind.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Turn on the fan, and the moving air will blow away the lighter chaff.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The food was great, but I was blown away by the desserts and drinks.
    — Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
  • She's blown away that the dog can sense when to take it easy with her children.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The heat wave was on pace to blow away previous records.
    — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The blast charred the paper but blew away the shavings.
    — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Our tester was blown away by how smooth and soft their hair felt after just one use.
    — Kayla Kitts, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • Half of Lenin’s face blown away from the statue on the square.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • His ego would wither and blow away like so many leaves in autumn.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • She was quite blown away by our cast’s performances.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But the total is said to have blown away last year’s number.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • If flown outdoors, they may be blown away by the slightest breeze.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Instead, she was blown away by the response.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Our tester settled on the deluxe, and was blown away by how many stems were in the box.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Smoke and embers blowing away from school.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Or would they have been blown away by any shiny clean truck that was only a few years old?
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Fans in the comments were just as blown away by the twist of fate as Buku.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
  • We both were just blown away by the script and the horror set pieces were so wild and so unique.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
  • At their chemistry read, she was blown away by what the artist brought to the table.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • High winds will blow away the final days of 2025.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Head coach Mark Campbell said he was blown away by the turn out.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Thankfully, that’s what I was most blown away by.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And so at the Roundtable, I was just blown away the first time.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
  • An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
  • We have been blown away by his improvements in the last 48 hours.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024

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