How to Use blowout in a Sentence

blowout

1 of 2 noun
  • The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout.
  • The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout.
  • We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.
  • In a blowout election, an error of a few points in one direction or another is meaningless.
    Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Sure, this may not have looked like much more than an early-January Sierra Canyon blowout.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • There might be no better place in the world to stuff your face with an ocean’s worth of crustaceans than this blowout on the North Atlantic seaboard.
    Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2023
  • If the tire overheats, its inner structure can pull apart and cause a blowout, leading to a loss of control of the car and other unpleasant things.
    Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Las Vegas thinks this game will be an LSU blowout (14.5-point favorite).
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The two players were caught on video throwing punches at each other after the Rams' 51-14 blowout win.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Illinois drops from No. 16 to No. 22 following a blowout loss to Missouri.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Harrell made his debut late in a blowout win over Mississippi State, then appeared in four other regular-season games.
    Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Russell Wilson, the new franchise quarterback who has had a tough time finding a rhythm in Hackett’s system, threw three interceptions in the blowout loss.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Tied for the league lead in minutes per game (37), Tatum stayed in to finish the third quarter of a blowout win over the Suns in which Boston was up 45.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Nineteen GOP Senators backed that spending blowout in hope of bringing home billions of dollars for state projects, specifically roads and bridges.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The Colonels aim to bounce back from a 66-13 blowout by Cincinnati.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The mom of one parted her hair, which was styled in a blowout, to the side.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Frankly, Dak Prescott didn’t have to do much in a 40-0 blowout of the Giants.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Huskies have the edge, but no one is expecting a blowout.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In the second set, Djokovic went up 4-0, and the match felt on the verge of blowout status.
    Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • The door plug blowout on the Max 9 is just one example.
    James Hill, ABC News, 7 May 2024
  • The 29-year-old righthander pitched the low-stakes ninth inning of Sunday’s blowout win.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
  • The Lions improved to 4-1 on the season with the blowout win, while the Cowboys fell to 3-3 on the year.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The blowout sports event will take place from September 9 to 16.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The loss, their second straight, comes on the heels of Sunday's 12-5 blowout to the Boston Red Sox.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The hair oil boosts radiance and the brush is a blowout lifesaver.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 18 July 2024
  • James and Davis remained on the bench for the fourth quarter, as did the rest of the Lakers' starters, during the blowout.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Read Next Heat’s season ends with blowout loss to Celtics in first round.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Wash it out in the morning before your blowout, and your hair will be ready to go.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • The first was a 37-point blowout and the second was a much closer five-point defeat.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
  • But unlike most bands in rock history, there's been no major blowouts between the members.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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blow out

2 of 2 verb
  • As a result, what blows out of the vents is pretty fresh.
    Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The car continued, but soon after a rear tire blew out.
    cleveland, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Putting the light on too much of an angle will often leave half of your face looking blown out.
    Popular Science, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Plasmoids are charged globs of atmosphere blown out into space when the solar wind whips around planets.
    Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020
  • When performing Pilates and core work, be sure to focus on your breath: breathe in through the nose and blow out through the mouth.
    Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2020
  • If times are good, the savings will protect you and your budget from other bumps in the road too — think leaky roofs, blown out tires or hospital stays.
    Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Newborns puke up milk and blow out diapers constantly and unavoidably.
    Emily Gould, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • At the same time, tax revenue will decline along with economic activity, blowing out deficits even further.
    Charles Riley, CNN, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The Buckeyes blew out the Falcons to a tune of 77-10 with Barrett throwing six touchdown passes.
    Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Trees were uprooted, water was pouring down the driveway, the windows on Carson's vehicle were smashed, roof tiles had blown into cars, and windows everywhere were blown out.
    NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Have the tire blow out and the truck go spinning off the side of the road.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • In the 2022 season, the Fever were blown out of many games.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The storm tore off part of the roof and blew out the windows.
    Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Highs are in the 70s as winds blow out of the northeast around 10 mph.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Walls were blown out on the ground level of the large building.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Winds will blow out of the southwest around 10 mph, with gusts to near 20 mph.
    Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
  • At the end of the play, Tom tells Laura to blow out her candles.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
  • That should cut down on how much bright lights blow out your footage.
    Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Video from the scene showed walls blown out on the ground level of a large building.
    CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Winds will blow out of the south around 10 mph, with gusts toward 20 mph or so.
    Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The car's driver-side back window and tire are blown out.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • On top of that, about 30% of his remaining pecan crop was blown out of the trees.
    Drew Kann, ajc, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Roofs have been torn off, walls scorched and windows blown out.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Winds will continue to blow out of the south at around 10 mph.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Even if blown out by the next flood, more wood coming from one structure to the next will help the cause.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • The Browns relied on the big play to blow out the Bengals in their most recent game, 41-16.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
  • But as Richie leaned in to blow out the candles, her hair managed to catch fire.
    Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • But Alexis wasn't there to blow out her candles and make a wish.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In the images, Phoebe raised a glass and blew out the candles on a special blue cake.
    Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Reggie Jackson added 20 points to help blow out one of the East’s best teams.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021

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