Below you will find example sentences with "devastating blow". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Devastating Blow in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: devastating
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 23.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "devastating blow" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as be a devastating blow, 71 a devastating blow for the, dealt, economy and shock stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with devastating news, devastating effects, devastating impact, devastating news, devastating effects and devastating impact, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with devastating blow
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
This is a devastating blow for the Longhorns offense. (9 words)
At the time, NFU Scotland the ban represented a “devastating blow” to vegetable growers. (14 words)
In the tightly-contested second half, missing Green was a devastating blow for the Warriors. (15 words)
But some holiday-let companies have warned that the hotspots could turn into ghost towns, with a devastating blow to the economy if owners decide to sell up and tourists do not come. (33 words)
But some licensed premises stood empty ahead of the 10pm curfew, while nearly 2,000 pubs are expected to shutter unless they serve 'substantial meals' in a devastating blow to the local economy. (33 words)
Just scraping by, the family has learned to make do with the little it had, but now even that has been lost, as they have been dealt a devastating blow. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
At the time, NFU Scotland the ban represented a “devastating blow” to vegetable growers.
But some holiday-let companies have warned that the hotspots could turn into ghost towns, with a devastating blow to the economy if owners decide to sell up and tourists do not come.
Despite Sharma being from the same faction, the result is a shock for the moderate powerbase, and is a devastating blow for Constance’s federal political ambitions.
For many athletes, following up their best-ever year with a season almost entirely decimated by injury would be a devastating blow.
However, Pokémon YouTuber Ground-Tera Type Gastrodon is the best at soloing the Greninja Tera Raids because Earth Power can deal a devastating blow.
In January this year his wife Clare died suddenly at the age of 71 - a devastating blow for the long-serving politician.
In the tightly-contested second half, missing Green was a devastating blow for the Warriors.
This is a devastating blow for the Longhorns offense.
With the path cleared, Jay delivers a devastating blow to the strange supervillain, Ro-Bear.
Cutting off internet access for those most vulnerable to AI’s disruptions would be a devastating blow, akin to severing a lifeline at a crucial moment.
He was dealt a devastating blow when he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease - a life-shortening condition where messages from the motor neurones gradually stop reaching the muscles.
Just scraping by, the family has learned to make do with the little it had, but now even that has been lost, as they have been dealt a devastating blow.
Alya delivered something of a devastating blow, however, when she revealed that because Sally acquired the footage illegally, they might not be able to use it in court.
But some licensed premises stood empty ahead of the 10pm curfew, while nearly 2,000 pubs are expected to shutter unless they serve 'substantial meals' in a devastating blow to the local economy.
During the GFC, unprecedented actions by the Fed were both appropriate and decisive in addressing the primary source of the shock: A devastating blow to the financial system.
If Zoro times his attack properly, he can take advantage of this weakness to deliver a single devastating blow.
The loss of over 50 jobs and the closure of the iconic Taieri Gorge Railway for an indefinite period is a devastating blow.
The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the economies of these countries that also affect India’s global trade.
The UN special envoy said that annexation would “constitute a serious violation of international law (and) deal a devastating blow to the two-state solution”.
A win today would put them into contention properly while a loss against a side who they need to catch would be a devastating blow.