final blow
Example Sentences
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Bordeaux picked up a bonus point when Jalibert ploughed over and Ugo Boniface extended the lead before Salesi Rayasi inflicted one final blow on Toulon at the death.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
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
In a review of the gig, the Guardian said the Pulitzer prize-winning rapper "delivered the final blow to his diss track nemesis".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
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
