deal a blow
Example Sentences
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The logic of the movement, such as it is, is that users will deal a blow to the stars’ ad revenue and royalties, and thereby pressure them to change their minds and actions.
From Slate • May 16, 2024
In Monday's interview, Butler recalled a number of specifics that could deal a blow to the defendants, including details of his unknowing involvement with the movement of classified documents and close-knit friendship with De Oliveira.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024
The fires will deal a blow to a tourism industry that is a mainstay of the Greek economy.
From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2023
Further production shutdowns and uncertainty also will deal a blow to Southern California’s economy, with thousands of crew members in the region and small businesses that depend on the region’s cornerstone entertainment economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
I need not urge you, when your army is united, to deal a blow at the enemy in your front, if possible, before his rear gets up from Nashville.
From From Fort Henry to Corinth by Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson)
