finishing blow
Example Sentences
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But there were other mistakes made and opportunities squandered long before the Irish would deal that finishing blow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
He lacked the finishing blow though - something Wood had in spades, as one of the most engaging British bouts in recent years was ended in explosive style.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023
What the Vikings really missed, however, was that one finishing blow that has been so darn elusive for much of the season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
It wasn’t enough, though, because the White Sox beat the Yankees at their own game: Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Seby Zavala went deep off starter Andrew Heaney before Anderson’s finishing blow.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
I thought of Veronica, calm and happy, as the spring always made her, and the thought was a finishing blow to the variety of moods I had passed through.
From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth
