low blow
noun
: an unprincipled attack
gossip column that landed one low blow after another—
James Fallows
James FallowsExamples of low blow in a Sentence
Firing her on her birthday was really a low blow.
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul’s goon Jeff gave him brass knuckles, and though the referee took them away, Paul capitalized on a low blow and a reverse Paul Crushing Finale.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Latin night on Dancing With the Stars began with a bang and ended on a low blow.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
Johnson was ejected with 13 minutes left for a flagrant 2 after he was judged to have delivered a low blow to Rutgers' Antwone Woolfolk, who was actually called for a foul on the play before the refs went to the monitor to see why Woolfolk shoved Johnson to the court.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Trump, the current Republican 2024 presidential front-runner, casts the entire case as a political low blow from James, a Democrat.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
The low blow came with less than 10 minutes to go in the ballgame as Memphis trailed by 10.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
That round also featured two stoppages, with Anders on the receiving end of a couple of low blows, including a direct kick to the groin.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 June 2023
The two continue on to deliver some seriously low blows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2023
The low blows occurred Wednesday night, after Memphis’ victory in Game 2, during Brooks’ locker room interview.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Latin night on Dancing With the Stars began with a bang and ended on a low blow.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
Johnson was ejected with 13 minutes left for a flagrant 2 after he was judged to have delivered a low blow to Rutgers' Antwone Woolfolk, who was actually called for a foul on the play before the refs went to the monitor to see why Woolfolk shoved Johnson to the court.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Trump, the current Republican 2024 presidential front-runner, casts the entire case as a political low blow from James, a Democrat.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
The low blow came with less than 10 minutes to go in the ballgame as Memphis trailed by 10.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
That round also featured two stoppages, with Anders on the receiving end of a couple of low blows, including a direct kick to the groin.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 June 2023
The two continue on to deliver some seriously low blows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2023
The low blows occurred Wednesday night, after Memphis’ victory in Game 2, during Brooks’ locker room interview.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'low blow.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to low blow
Dictionary Entries Near low blow
Cite this Entry
“Low blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20blow. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share