final blow
Example Sentences
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The announcement of the closure of the camp was the final blow.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
For Dalkanat, expansion would be the final blow.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Surging interest rates and labor costs provided the final blow, pushing many properties into insolvency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The final blow came in the next at-bat, when left-hander Alex Vesia entered the game and quickly fell behind 2-and-0 to Martínez.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
I don’t know much about this war, or about the Horsemen of Rohan, but Saruman seems to have meant to finish off the king and all his men with one final blow.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
