Explore Blows through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Blows in a sentence
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Blows meaning
plural of blow
Using Blows
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of blow
- In the example corpus, blows often appears in combinations such as: blows to, blows up, to blows.
Context around Blows
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blows
- In this selection, "blows" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, monsoon, situation, europe, north, southwestward and performing stand out and add context to how "blows" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and dom blows up a and andre marriner blows his whistle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blows" sits close to words such as assessments, bargain and indoors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blows
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Andre Marriner blows his whistle, with United defending the Stretford End in the first half. (15 words)
Attack these parts by deflecting their critical blows, performing martial arts, and directly aiming Wizardry Spells at them. (18 words)
Both men exchange blows back in the middle of the ring, with Claudio’s powerful uppercut winning out. (18 words)
A sign of Natalee Holloway, an Alabama high school graduate who disappeared while on a graduation trip to Aruba, is seen on Palm Beach, in front of her hotel in Aruba, Friday, June 10, 2005, as a ribbon in her memory blows in the breeze. (45 words)
Maybe it’ll mess it up until the situation blows up or blows over, but you’re obviously struggling with knowing about the affair and seeing your friend in a different light, so I think you have to be honest. (40 words)
And then he puts the reed onto the mouthpiece, he puts the mouthpiece on the saxophone, and he just blows like a single blast, you know—I guess to make sure the reed doesn’t explode. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Maybe it’ll mess it up until the situation blows up or blows over, but you’re obviously struggling with knowing about the affair and seeing your friend in a different light, so I think you have to be honest.
The northeast monsoon, or winter monsoon, blows from land to sea, whereas south-west monsoon, or summer monsoon, blows from sea to land after crossing the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal.
A sandstorm known as the Calima (similar to the Sirocco wind that blows North from the Sahara into Europe) blows southwestward from the Sahara Desert and can cause high temperatures, low visibility and drying air.
Additionally, efforts must not be restricted to Delhi alone since the pollution blows into the city from other states as well.
Although authorities claim she died due to existing medical conditions, Mahsa’s family said she had been killed by blows to her head and limbs.
And all of that Hobbs steers a torpedo with his bare hands and Dom blows up a submarine with a heat-seeking missile and a NOS-fuelled jump.
And I was like, well, that kind of blows but I’m going to go in every day,” Randall said.
Andre Marriner blows his whistle, with United defending the Stretford End in the first half.
And then he puts the reed onto the mouthpiece, he puts the mouthpiece on the saxophone, and he just blows like a single blast, you know—I guess to make sure the reed doesn’t explode.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford: Ivan Toney's late header blows the Premier League title race wide open as he cancels.
A sign of Natalee Holloway, an Alabama high school graduate who disappeared while on a graduation trip to Aruba, is seen on Palm Beach, in front of her hotel in Aruba, Friday, June 10, 2005, as a ribbon in her memory blows in the breeze.
Attack these parts by deflecting their critical blows, performing martial arts, and directly aiming Wizardry Spells at them.
Be advised: the situation is not in-hand and is going to get a whole lot worse as new and subsidiary shocks thunder through the weeks and months ahead, until the whole wicked business blows.
Beavers affect native ecosystems the way red wine affects human bodies: One glass a day helps the heart; 20 blows out the liver.
Benson is in her office, she blows out a candle as Finn walks in. She was talking a 15 minute meditation, she takes her moments when she can.
Beyond the film's tone, Hoffman also spends much of the film opposite Valerie Perrine, and I would argue that she kind of blows him off the screen.
Both men exchange blows back in the middle of the ring, with Claudio’s powerful uppercut winning out.
Both men fall head to head, a few final blows end with a double lariat, and both men falling to their back.
Both men traded blows in a fascinating afternoon session, but it is the Englishman who carries a slender 5-4 overnight lead after he won the final frame.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom knows which way the political wind blows, and suddenly he’s discovered spending restraint.
Common combinations with blows
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- blows to 24×
- blows up 13×
- to blows 13×
- of blows 11×
- blows in 11×
- blows the 9×
- blows with 9×
- blows and 9×
- body blows 8×
- trade blows 7×