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low blow

NOUN
abuse
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That’s a lie, Soboroff shot back, claiming he was insulted by the low blow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

It sounds like a low blow, and an odd attack line in a diverse state filled with immigrants and newcomers of all kinds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

There was controversy the last time they fought when Usyk was floored in the fifth round but the punch was declared a low blow by the referee.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

There was also the small matter of the controversy of the low blow as Dubois was mere centimetres away from knocking down Usyk and perhaps finishing the fight.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

“Milez, that was a low blow, fam. C’mon, now.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas