low blow
noun
: an unprincipled attack
… gossip column that landed one low blow after another …—
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Firing her on her birthday was really a low blow.
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He was suspended for a low blow hit to San Francisco 49ers wideout Jauan Jennings in a Week 12 road loss.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
Jones recently took a low blow at Parsons by questioning his leadership as a player and teammate.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Reducing their relationship to its transactional bones is a low blow that hurts Ron and underlines their inequality.
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
Jones recently took a low blow at Parsons by questioning his leadership as a player and teammate.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The two rappers traded low blows online over each other’s appearance, fertility, children, and more.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Reducing their relationship to its transactional bones is a low blow that hurts Ron and underlines their inequality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for low blow
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“Low blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20blow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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