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Synonyms for deathblow

Grammar : Noun

Spell : deth-bloh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛθˌbloʊ

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Définition of deathblow

As in blow of mercy : noun mortal blow
As in kiss of death : noun finishing stroke
As in sudden death : noun unexplained death
As in death warrant : noun legal order to execute someone
As in clincher : noun settling event
As in coup de grâce : noun finishing blow

Example sentences :

Unfortunately that proved the deathblow of the old Agricultural Society.
Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Then after he had stopped the speed of his skees, he turned back and gave him his deathblow.
Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu

That was a deathblow to French settlements in the middle west.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Middle West » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

That their destruction was believed to be a deathblow is evident from Thucydides.
Extract from : « Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3) » by Arthur Thomas Malkin

This was practically the deathblow to the Anglo-Castilian marriage.
Extract from : « Mary Tudor, Queen of France » by Mary Croom Brown

This was the deathblow to the whole system, which had now got into the hands of its enemies.
Extract from : « Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions » by Charles Mackay

The first cut with the sword had utterly disabled it; the second was its deathblow.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Africa » by Samuel White Baker

The marriage with Cleves was the deathblow to the power of the Empire.
Extract from : « The Fifth Queen » by Ford Madox Ford

Had he done so, it would have given the deathblow to the testimony at Philippi.
Extract from : « The Assembly of God » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

It gave the deathblow to the universal spiritual supremacy of Rome.
Extract from : « The Revelation Explained » by F. Smith

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