final blow
Example Sentences
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It was directly aimed at those above him, a high-risk strategy that became the final blow in a battle Amorim was never going to win.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
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 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
