BLEW in a Sentence

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For BLEW, below is one of 162 sentences:
Scarlett blew her nose on her torn handkerchief, and they started up the dark drive arm in arm, the horse following slowly.

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 Meanings and Examples of BLEW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
blew
 v.  past tense of BLOW
Classic Sentence: (126 in 9 pages)
1  Ethan undressed hurriedly and blew out the light so that he should not see her when he took his place at her side.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
2  Scarlett blew her nose on her torn handkerchief, and they started up the dark drive arm in arm, the horse following slowly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  The small cloud on the horizon had blown up swiftly into a large, sullen storm cloud and it was as though a faint, chilling wind blew from it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  She blew her nose obediently, still trembling, but she could not think what to tell him to do.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
5  She blew her nose on his bandanna, for she had come from Atlanta without even a handkerchief, and settled back into the crook of Will's arm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
6  A little interest flickered in Pork's eyes as he blew his nose loudly but it was more politeness than interest.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
7  With the disappearance of the sun, a bitter chill had fallen on the twilight world and a cold wind blew through the dark woods, making the bare boughs crack and the dead leaves rustle.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIV
8  It sleeted the next day, but as the wintry twilight drew on the icy particles stopped falling and a cold wind blew.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
9  She took the handkerchief, blew her nose and sat down.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
10  Outside, the sky was gusty and overcast, and as Lily and Selden moved toward the deserted gardens below the restaurant, spurts of warm rain blew fitfully against their faces.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 3
11  She raised herself in bed and swallowed the contents of the glass; then she blew out her candle and lay down.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
12  She lifted her arms, she leaned back against the wind, her skirt dipped and flared, a lock blew wild.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
13  Four days after the Jolly Seventeen debacle Vida Sherwin called and casually blew Carol's world to pieces.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
14  Sweet winds blew from the sunny lake beside her, and small waves sputtered on the meadowy shore.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  Snow blew through the chinks of new-made cabins, and Eastern children, with flowery muslin dresses, shivered all winter and in summer were red and black with mosquito bites.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence: (36 in 3 pages)
16  A cold wind blew from northwest.
17  A fan at my window blew over a block of ice molded in a bowl in my freezer.
18  The referee blew the final whistle.
19  He blew hard on the ashes to rekindle the fire.
20  A gust of wind blew the front door shut.
21  The referee blew his whistle for full time.
22  He left the gas on and nearly blew us all to kingdom come.
23  The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
24  A mine blew a hole in the perimeter wall.
25  A sudden gust of wind blew his sunshade inside out.
26  The storm blew over land and sea.
27  Unfortunately, the tire blew out on my way to office.
28  The rogue blew on the scheme and so betrayed his partner to the police.
29  The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.
30  The teacher blew a whistle to start the race.