deathblow
Example Sentences
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And neither reason for gold’s decline during the crisis deals a deathblow to its reputation as a useful risk hedge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
An overhead shot shows us the lad preparing to strike the deathblow from a point of view that feels a million miles away, less a bird’s-eye view than a god’s.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Wildlife Trusts said the decision was a "deathblow" for wildlife.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Or that Nike’s closure isn’t a deathblow, just as Banana Republic, Gap and Macy’s departing didn’t end retail downtown.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
It provoked on the contrary general applause, and Owen congratulated himself rather hastily on having struck the deathblow of superstition.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Sir Leslie Stephen
