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
Miami: DT Byron Murphy II, Texas — Free agency figures to deal a blow to the interior of Miami’s defensive line.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
The uncertainty over his whereabouts was another sign of Sudan’s descent into lawlessness and could deal a blow to the receding hopes of bringing democratic rule to the country.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
His right arm, now wanting, has been drawn back to deal a blow; its position is marked by a projection on the ground of the relief.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
