glancing blow
noun
: a blow with less than full force that falls off to one side
The falling tile struck him with a glancing blow on the head.
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These systems also usually hit San Diego at an angle, amounting to little more than a glancing blow in many cases.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Glancing blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glancing%20blow. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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