blow down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It's almost time for Mother Winter to blow down the door and wipe the fields clean.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
Gusts that strong can blow down branches and drought-stressed trees and cause power outages, warned weather service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
The weather service issued a high-wind warning for the eastern range of the Santa Ynez Mountains, where damaging gusts of up to 65 mph could blow down larger objects.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
Mr Archer says that it's vital to keep planting trees - even though they can blow down.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2022
O, for the castles that blow down in a year!
From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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