Explore Blew through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Blew meaning
- simple past of blow
- past participle of blow
Using Blew
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of blow | past participle of blow
- In the example corpus, blew often appears in combinations such as: blew up, blew the, blew out.
Context around Blew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blew
- In this selection, "blew" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hair, either, rice, off, behind and permanently stand out and add context to how "blew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against rice blew open a and and then blew off a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blew" sits close to words such as cancellation, clause and conjunction, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But when we blew, we blew permanently. (7 words)
A chill wind blew through the weathered tapestries covering the gaping windows. (12 words)
And we just all hunkered down because all the doors blew out. (12 words)
They either blew some power lines together, or blew lines against trees — in any event, fuses were blown and power was lost to the south end of the village and to the north end of the village at about 3:22 Thursday morning. (43 words)
And with those two dishes, made in two hours, Vernon chef Simon Dufresne blew away the judges and was crowned the winner of the B.C. Young Chefs competition in Vancouver, hosted by the B.C. Chefs Association. (38 words)
Her honey-blonde hair blew behind her in the breeze as she showed off her Hello Molly bikini, and she had a little fun at the end when she blew a kiss at the camera. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Her honey-blonde hair blew behind her in the breeze as she showed off her Hello Molly bikini, and she had a little fun at the end when she blew a kiss at the camera.
And then there was the soap skipper who blew his nose and then blew off a Post reporter.
But when we blew, we blew permanently.
They either blew some power lines together, or blew lines against trees — in any event, fuses were blown and power was lost to the south end of the village and to the north end of the village at about 3:22 Thursday morning.
A 21-point third quarter against Rice blew open a close season opener.
A blind teenager blew acclaimed classical pianist Lang Lang away when she showcased her incredible piano playing skills, leaving viewers in tears by her talent.
A chill wind blew through the weathered tapestries covering the gaping windows.
A chilly southerly breeze blew in a thick voggy blanket under gray overcast skies late Wednesday afternoon in Hilo.
After handling the wayward Waymo at the exploding-house scene on Feb. 9, the officer blew off some steam with his colleagues.
After Lincoln’s 1860 election, our divided angry nation blew up, with other countries choosing sides, and sending aid to the American combatants on both sides.
After that, Cuff noted the Cavemen played with a different attitude and blew to a 13-points halftime lead.
Along Central Avenue, workers filled in a pothole that blew out tires on multiple vehicles.
Americans are not even entitled to know whether their government blew up the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Europe.
And that protection saved the lives of the four people in the Humvee the IED blew up in Kandahar.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock” (Matthew 7:24-25).
And this time there was a performance and victory that were worthy of the occasion, as Arsenal took charge of the WSL’s marquee fixture and, at times, blew the champions apart.
And we just all hunkered down because all the doors blew out.
And with those two dishes, made in two hours, Vernon chef Simon Dufresne blew away the judges and was crowned the winner of the B.C. Young Chefs competition in Vancouver, hosted by the B.C. Chefs Association.
A neighbor said the explosion blew pieces of the house hundreds of yards away.
Any notion that the Canadians wouldn't give their all in the game quickly evaporated when the whistle blew; Once the match kicked off, Bev Priestman's team were their usual hard-tackling selves.
Common combinations with blew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- blew up 37×
- blew the 23×
- blew out 20×
- he blew 12×
- and blew 11×
- that blew 11×
- they blew 10×
- blew his 8×
- whistle blew 7×
- blew off 6×