deathblow
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of deathblow
Example Sentences
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An overhead shot shows us the lad preparing to strike the deathblow from a point of view that feels a million miles away, less a bird’s-eye view than a god’s.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
The Wildlife Trusts said the decision was a "deathblow" for wildlife.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024
Or that Nike’s closure isn’t a deathblow, just as Banana Republic, Gap and Macy’s departing didn’t end retail downtown.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Meleager, whose spear provides the final deathblow, has been moved from the left side of the marble composition to a central position in the painting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
It provoked on the contrary general applause, and Owen congratulated himself rather hastily on having struck the deathblow of superstition.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
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