final blow
Example Sentences
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The final blow, in 2022, came when the company ordered employees back to their desks, starting in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
For Dalkanat, expansion would be the final blow.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
It said the new deal, which is still being worked on, was the "final blow" to its Vivergo Fuels Site at Saltend, near Hull.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
The final blow came when she got laid off with only two weeks’ pay, then suffered through a three-month backlog of unemployment claims as her bank account dwindled.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
A Chilean scientist has pointed out that malaria-carrying mosquitoes persist in his country in spite of insecticide treatment; the release of sterile males might then provide the final blow needed to eliminate this population.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
