blows

Example Sentences

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As the incumbent mayor, Bass had to weather blows from her challengers while trying to sell voters on her fitness for another term, despite a disastrous 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The U.A.E., of course, isn’t just a passive observer taking the blows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Higher food prices will be especially painful in developing countries across Africa and Latin America, even if the IMF itself stands ready with loans to cushion the blows.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Meeting face-to-face, the enmity continued as the two donned hard hats and traded blows over the true cost of renovating Federal Reserve buildings.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Nash blows on the flute with gusto, producing an earsplitting screech.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller