devastating blow
Frequency: 7.210.3 per million words
A setback that is extremely damaging.
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Examples (20)
- The factory closure dealt a devastating blow to the local economy.
- The factory's closure was a devastating blow to the local economy.
- Losing her job was a devastating blow to her confidence.
- Losing his job dealt a devastating blow to his confidence.
- The election results were a devastating blow for the ruling party.
- The court's decision was a devastating blow for the environmental campaign.
- The star player's injury was a devastating blow to the team's championship hopes.
- The key player's injury was a devastating blow to the team's chances of winning.
- The sudden budget cut dealt a devastating blow to our research project.
- The unexpected frost delivered a devastating blow to the region's citrus groves.
- The community suffered a devastating blow when the main employer left town.
- The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the tourism industry worldwide.
- The news that he had been betrayed came as a devastating blow.
- For the small business, the new regulations were a devastating blow from which they never recovered.
- The oil spill was a devastating blow to the marine ecosystem.
- Her betrayal was a devastating personal blow that took years to overcome.
- The company had suffered a devastating blow from which it never fully recovered.
- The sudden loss of funding will be a devastating blow to the research project.
- His betrayal was a devastating blow to their long friendship.
- The rejection of his manuscript was a devastating blow to the young author's aspirations.