Thesaurus / blow
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
In turn, that has served as a major blow to the women selling khat, says Sahra Ahmed Koshin, a doctoral candidate at the University of Copenhagen studying the Somali diaspora who has tracked the lives of several female khat dealers.
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As a teenager, he had a glancing blow of viral attention when he auditioned for America’s Got Talent, but it was TikTok that provided sustained views and attention.
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“It’s like a boxer in the ring taking a lot of punches and you’re just waiting for the knockout blow,” said independent media analyst Alex De Groote.
At the same time, the effective modifications allowed for adequate protection from incoming blows.
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However, the distinguishing feature of the Boeotian pertained to its sloping metal rim that extended at the rear to protect the neck while also slightly projecting downwards at the front to deflect blows.
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It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
He who has attained it grows giddy, and the fiercest winds are summoned to blow him from his eminence.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
Upon his knees then, he lingered, while I rained blow after blow upon his upturned face.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.
The tailor of the fairy tale with his "seven at a blow" is not in it with the gunnery Lieutenant of a battleship.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
WORDS RELATED TO BLOW
- abuse
- be incompetent
- be inefficient
- blow
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- err
- flub
- foul up
- fumble
- goof
- goof up
- gum up
- harm
- make a hash of
- make a mess of
- maladminister
- misapply
- misconduct
- misdirect
- misemploy
- misgovern
- mistreat
- misuse
- muff
- overlook
- pervert
- prostitute
- put foot in
- screw up
- shoot oneself in foot
- abuse
- be incompetent
- be inefficient
- blow
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- err
- flub
- foul up
- fumble
- goof
- goof up
- gum up
- harm
- make a hash of
- make a mess of
- maladminister
- misapply
- misconduct
- misdirect
- misemploy
- misgovern
- mistreat
- misuse
- muff
- overlook
- pervert
- prostitute
- put foot in
- screw up
- shoot oneself in foot
- abuse
- be incompetent
- be inefficient
- blow
- blunder
- botch
- bungle
- confound
- err
- flub
- foul up
- fumble
- goof
- goof up
- gum up
- harm
- make a hash of
- make a mess of
- maladminister
- misapply
- misconduct
- misdirect
- misemploy
- misgovern
- mistreat
- misuse
- muff
- overlook
- pervert
- prostitute
- put foot in
- screw up
- shoot oneself in foot
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