fatal blow

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

A blow that causes death.

blowADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

fatal

Examples (10)

  • It was the gardener who delivered the fatal blow.
  • The boxer received a fatal blow to the head in the final round.
  • According to the autopsy, a single fatal blow was the cause of death.
  • The knight struck a fatal blow to the dragon with his enchanted sword.
  • The victim was killed by what appeared to be a fatal blow from a blunt object.
  • The sudden loss of their main investor dealt a fatal blow to the startup company.
  • The scandal was the fatal blow to his political career.
  • Her betrayal dealt a fatal blow to their long friendship.
  • The widespread drought delivered a fatal blow to the region's agricultural industry.
  • Losing the key witness proved to be the fatal blow for the prosecution's case.