mortal blow
Example Sentences
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Many in Lebanon see the group as having suffered a mortal blow, but its leaders insist the very fact of its survival proves otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025
His coup attempt, although short-lived, had dealt a mortal blow to the already weakened caretaker government of the moderate socialist Aleksandr Kerensky, leaving him powerless to forestall a Bolshevik insurrection a month later.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Disentangling itself from Alibaba, while not delivering a mortal blow to Ant, will take away some of Ant's uniqueness, said Alexander Sirakov, managing partner at Aquariusx, a Shanghai-based investment consultancy.
From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022
She said that if she had received a £10,000 grant, it could have helped her avoid a "mortal blow" to her business.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2020
She had given him a mortal blow by not believing his explanation about Elaine instantly.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
