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How to Use "Blow" with Example Sentences
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blow
(n):
a physical or emotional hit
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Used with adjectives:
"
The boxer received a
heavy
blow
to the head.
"
(heavy, hard, nasty, painful, powerful, sharp)
"
He suffered only a
light
blow
.
"
(light, slight, mild)
"
She knocked him out with a
single
blow
.
"
(single)
"
The last punch was a
deadly
blow
.
"
(deadly, fatal)
"
The loss of our mother was a
devastating
blow
to all of us.
"
(devastating, painful, serious, great)
"
The tax increase was a
crippling
blow
to our company.
"
(crippling, crushing, devastating)
Used with verbs:
"
He
received
a powerful
blow
to the face.
"
(received, suffered, took, got, caught)
"
The boxer
delivered
many
blows
to the face.
"
(delivered, struck, landed)
"
The boys
exchanged
blows
.
"
(exchanged, traded)
"
I tried to
block
as many of her
blows
as I could.
"
(block, dodge, deflect, avoid, ward off)
"
He
felt
the
blow
before he saw the fist.
"
(felt)
"
The
blow
landed on
the side of her face.
"
(landed on, struck)
"
His
blows
knocked
me to the ground.
"
(knocked)
"
My husband's support
cushioned
the
blow
of losing my job.
"
(cushioned, softened)
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blow
(v):
to move air; to send air out from the mouth
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Used with adverbs:
"
The wind is
blowing
hard
.
"
(hard, strongly, gently, lightly)
"
To whistle, you need to
blow
softly
.
"
(softly, hard, lightly, gently)
Used with prepositions:
"
Blow
on
your hands to keep warm.
"
(on, into)
"
The boat was
blown
way
off
course.
"
(off)
"
The wind continues to
blow
from
the east.
"
(from, to, toward)
"
We can feel the breeze
blowing
through
the trees.
"
(through, past)
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