blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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With the wind blowing in, Moniak muscled Taillon’s 0-1 changeup into the right-field seats, tying the game 1-1. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 May 2025 The Cubs entered Wednesday’s game averaging 4.9 runs per game at home with the wind blowing in. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Related article Golden State Warriors suffer Jimmy Butler injury blow in Game 2 defeat to Houston Rockets Morant missed both of his free throws before immediately exiting the game with 3:14 remaining in the second and heading to the locker room. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 The latter hit, which sounded like a party song but was basically a savage diss track aimed at rival rapper Drake, proved a devastating knockout blow in the pair’s long-running beef. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow in

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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