final blow
Example Sentences
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For Dalkanat, expansion would be the final blow.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
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 when she got laid off with only two weeks’ pay, then suffered through a three-month backlog of unemployment claims as her bank account dwindled.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024
And in one final blow, center Jaxson Hayes, back in the lineup after missing two weeks because of an ankle injury, appeared to aggravate it late before he limped toward the locker room.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
With this they summoned all their energies together for one decisive encounter, leaned forward, lowered their heads like two billy-goats, and positively sprinted together for the final blow.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
