final blow
Example Sentences
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It was directly aimed at those above him, a high-risk strategy that became the final blow in a battle Amorim was never going to win.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Bordeaux picked up a bonus point when Jalibert ploughed over and Ugo Boniface extended the lead before Salesi Rayasi inflicted one final blow on Toulon at the death.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Surging interest rates and labor costs provided the final blow, pushing many properties into insolvency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The final blow came in the next at-bat, when left-hander Alex Vesia entered the game and quickly fell behind 2-and-0 to Martínez.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
Tempier’s pronouncements were not the final blow to Aristotelian philosophy, but they certainly signaled that the foundations were crumbling.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
