Sentence examples for blew a lot from inspiring English sources

This blew a lot of people's minds.

"He blew a lot of goodwill... and became an embarrassment to some of his own people".

A century ago, New Yorkers blew a lot more of their pay on drinks and smokes.

"I don't like to brag, but listen, I spent a lot of money; I blew a lot of money," he said.

But in this context, at the JVC Jazz Festival's "From Spirituals to Swing" concert, what he said was a welcome bit of reality in an evening that blew a lot of well-meaning smoke.

The New Yorker, December 6, 1947 P. 65 The Gravesend by-election tomorrow is being regarded with great solemnity by both parties as a test case that will determine whether the breeze that blew a lot of Labour councillors out of office in the recent municipal election was merely a passing dustup or something far more powerful.

"I live in Oklahoma, where the wind blows a lot.

"They're blowing a lot of smoke," he said.

"That can definitely blow a lot of people out of the water," Ms. Daunt said.

"I get to blow a lot of stuff up and play in the woods.

"If you're not an opera fan," she added, "we do blow a lot of stuff up, too".