coup de grace

Example Sentences

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And just like in the first, fifth and sixth frames, Zhao ruthlessly won them all ruthlessly and he applied the coup de grace with his sixth half century of the match.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Esmee Brugts opened the scoring in the second minute, with Kika Nazareth extending the lead before Putellas got her name on the scoreboard before Caroline Graham Hansen's coup de grace on the whistle.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

And then Walz delivered the coup de grace by bringing up the absence of Mike Pence:

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

The coup de grace for my stomach: the luscious soft serve ice cream cone the staff presents you as you walk out the door.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

As the program developed, however, it was more like a coup de grace for an already ailing district.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson