Examples of 'struck a blow' in a sentence

Meaning of "struck a blow"

To 'strike a blow' typically means to deliver a significant or impactful action, often metaphorically. It can refer to achieving a major accomplishment, dealing a decisive blow in a competition or conflict, or making a powerful statement or contribution

How to use "struck a blow" in a sentence

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struck a blow
You struck a blow for all men.
He was sick in bed and never struck a blow.
She struck a blow for decent womanhood.
Public confidence in politicians has been struck a blow.
They have struck a blow on the heart.
It is his very relationship with God that had been struck a blow.
It thus struck a blow against the firewall.
The director has certainly struck a blow for the geeks.
You struck a blow for the negro cause.
France can be proud that its courts struck a blow to impunity of a kleptocrat.
Struck a blow at the protective system.
It also struck a blow.
It struck a blow at civilisation more ominous than anything since the barbarian invasions.
The saboteur has struck a blow for France.
He struck a blow in response to that.

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The emperor has just successfully struck a blow against the Bructeri.
We struck a blow for sisterhood.
All of this new approved legislation struck a blow at the heart of the Guatemalan oligarchy.
I think the challenge is for cultural sovereignty and Black Arts struck a blow for that.
You have struck a blow for the white man.
Medrawd then dragged Gwenhwyfar from her royal chair and struck a blow upon her.
Or firms who have struck a blow in privacy or neglected to protect it.
As the two minutes passed, the master struck a blow on the table.
I have struck a blow for Ferengi everywhere.
The rationalists and the empiricists had jointly struck a blow to the Enlightenment confidence in reason.
I have struck a blow for Ferengis everywhere.
You do not look like you have just struck a blow for holograms ' rights.
I have struck a blow at the very heart of Old Camelot.
She makes an escape attempt, and is struck a blow to the head and incapacitated.
I've struck a blow for Ferengi everywhere.
By all reports, it would seem that you have struck a blow for our cause.
Margot Wallström struck a blow for positive discrimination in the debate.
Shouting about how it needed to be destroyed, But he never struck a blow.
Mr Garcia at least has struck a blow for the smallscale fisherman.
Trump, in the presence of Xi Jinping, announced that he struck a blow on Syria.
Last night I struck a blow in their name.
You want me to say, You struck a blow.
But hey, we struck a blow for true love today.
I mean, I will tell you who has struck a blow for privacy.
Has he struck a blow for the Palestinian cause?
To be sure, the Leave vote struck a blow at the EU.
They have struck a blow on the heart . No one will listen to us now.
Three cheers for Dr Frasier Crane, who struck a blow against rudeness.
There he struck a blow against liberation theology, guilty of supporting the violent Communist revolution.
The Wulfgar Command has just struck a blow against British colonialism.
You struck a blow for journalistic integrity today '?
Manny announces he 's struck a blow for workers rights.
You struck a blow for journalistic integrity today '? Good job.
The Opposition parties struck a blow at the Liberal arrogance.
For journalistic integrity today"? You want me to say, You struck a blow.

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The villagers struck back with stones
Struck on head and face with a rock
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Examples of using Blow
This will blow over in a few days
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The reason he tried to blow us up was drone strikes
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