blow-by-blow

adjective

: minutely detailed
a blow-by-blow account

Examples of blow-by-blow in a Sentence

a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met
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In a series of videos posted to his Facebook, the singer-songwriter gave fans a blow-by-blow of the harrowing incident. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024 Chad Jennings has a blow-by-blow write-up of Hernández’s big night with quotes from the participants, and Jayson Stark breaks down how Hernández won. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 16 July 2024 Jim Lampley, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, veteran sports broadcaster including blow-by-blow boxing duties, and co-host of viewer chats on PPV.COM's lpay-per-view boxing live streams The question proceeds from an exaggerated premise. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 Jane’s Addiction not only canceled the remainder of its tour but seems to have split up as a band in the wake of singer Perry Farrell assaulting guitarist Dave Navarro on-stage (and also off-stage, according to the band’s guitar tech, in a new podcast blow-by-blow account). Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024 Event Details Brendan Fitzgerald will call the blow-by-blow action. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Tessitore is also known for his work in the world of boxing, having called major fights as ESPN’s blow-by-blow announcer. Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2024 For a blow-by-blow of how Trump's fortune reached these heights, read the story. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 Martin’s prose is dense, and his blow-by-blow recounting of the events that took place over almost half a century is at times tedious, although impressive in its detail. Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blow-by-blow was in 1921

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“Blow-by-blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow-by-blow. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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