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blow-by-blow

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for blow-by-blow.

Editorial note

A lengthy blow-by-blow essay seems like pointless complaining about a problem 99% of the world would give their eyeteeth to have.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of blow-by-blow gathered in one view.

noun

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

adjective

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for blow-by-blow.

noun

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

adjective

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

Example sentences

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A lengthy blow-by-blow essay seems like pointless complaining about a problem 99% of the world would give their eyeteeth to have.

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Besides, it's been airing this blow-by-blow for months now, long before that ad buy.

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I'd love to read a blow-by-blow on how you put together the site, course and explainer video.

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And he's hardly obliged to do blow-by-blow reportage of an entire event.

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Maybe: I submitted my idea to HN - here's a blow-by-blow description of what followed.

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He gives a blow-by-blow account of how he got there.

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Even if you can't directly recall......not the blow-by-blow account.

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I can't believe I am regularly reading popehat for the blow-by-blow on this.

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The histories of other companies seem to be given a much more technical treatment: hardware schematics, design constraints, sourcing problems, blow-by-blow accounts, etc.

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Even if you can't directly recall what you have read, if you understood it while you were reading it you would have internalised some of the world view, if not the blow-by-blow account.

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For similar challenges, I’ve given people as long as they want (up to a few weeks), but asked for a blow-by-blow writeup of how it went and how long it took them.

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And if you are really interested in capital machinations and strategy, I would recommend reading all the Economist stories in chronological order (use Google rather than their lamentable in-house search engine) for the blow-by-blow treatment.

Quote examples

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I know these "blow-by-blow" comments can seem petty, but there are just so many things wrong with this post.

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Be very aware of the lie that something important happens every day, as perpetuated by the "always-on" news industry, and the related trend to breathlessly consume news blow-by-blow as it happens.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use blow-by-blow in a sentence?

A lengthy blow-by-blow essay seems like pointless complaining about a problem 99% of the world would give their eyeteeth to have.

What does blow-by-blow mean?

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

What part of speech is blow-by-blow?

blow-by-blow is commonly used as noun, adjective.