blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
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b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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Part of our chimney blew off and crashed into the driveway.
—Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Airlines’ wild year Airlines started off the year with a door panel blowing off of a Boeing airplane during an Alaska Airlines flight.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
A little post-meal movement can help everyone blow off some steam—in more ways than one.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
The strike put a massive financial strain on the company, which has been scrutinized by regulators since the door of a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off shortly after an Alaska Airlines flight in January, prompting safety and oversight reforms that slowed production even before the strike.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Airlines’ wild year Airlines started off the year with a door panel blowing off of a Boeing airplane during an Alaska Airlines flight.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
A little post-meal movement can help everyone blow off some steam—in more ways than one.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
The strike put a massive financial strain on the company, which has been scrutinized by regulators since the door of a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off shortly after an Alaska Airlines flight in January, prompting safety and oversight reforms that slowed production even before the strike.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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