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Examples of bowl over in a Sentence
she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister
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The Bruins don’t have to trade Coyle and probably won’t unless they’re bowled over with an offer, especially to a division rival.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Rescue workers have been searching for survivors amid the debris of shantytowns bowled over by 200 kph (124 mph) winds.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The episodes air weekly on Wednesday and this week's instalment has Kelce bowled over to learn about Sylvester Stallone's admiration for him.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Kieran Culkin draws the camera in as Benji, an unpredictable, confrontational and yet tragically empathetic man who has been bowled over by grief.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Bowl over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowl%20over. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bowl over
verb1
: to hit and knock down while quickly moving past
2
: to greatly surprise or impress
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