blow on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín dealt the company a blow on Monday when she temporarily blocked Paramount from finalizing the acquisition until mid-August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Supreme Court struck a huge blow on Monday in favor of privacy in the digital age.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Yasmin knows Harper’s the one who sank her and Henry into this mess — the person set to blow on Tender’s house of cards.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
LONDON—British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s loosening grip on power took another blow on Friday after the Green Party won a special district election in which his ruling Labour Party fell to a distant third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
And then the whole earth blew up from under him and hit him a terrific blow on his seat.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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