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
Recent Examples on the Web
Boeing is facing intense public scrutiny after several issues with its 737 jets, including a panel blowing off a January Alaska Airlines flight shortly after takeoff.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
It’s been just over 90 days since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered Boeing to come up with a comprehensive plan to fix its quality control problems after a door plug panel blew off a new 737 Max jet in midair.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 30 May 2024
Photos show the front of the building is damaged and the facade was blown off.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 29 May 2024
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said a woman died Tuesday when her vehicle was blown off the road during the storms about three miles north of Corning, Iowa, or about 30 miles southwest of Greenfield, where the tornado left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
It’s been just over 90 days since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered Boeing to come up with a comprehensive plan to fix its quality control problems after a door plug panel blew off a new 737 Max jet in midair.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 30 May 2024
Photos show the front of the building is damaged and the facade was blown off.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 29 May 2024
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said a woman died Tuesday when her vehicle was blown off the road during the storms about three miles north of Corning, Iowa, or about 30 miles southwest of Greenfield, where the tornado left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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