Definitions

low blow

NOUN

abuse

Synonyms

WEAK

insult unscrupulous attack

Example Sentences

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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

Pound-for-pound star Usyk beat Dubois via a ninth-round stoppage in August 2023 but was dropped by a body shot, which was declared a low blow, earlier in the fight.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

Ooh, it’s a low blow: Go to Naples, I can’t stand you.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti