How to Use deal a blow in a Sentence

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• The move could deal a blow to shoppers who plan their store trips based on weekly newspaper ads.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 2 May 2023
• Some proponents have even suggested that one goal is to deal a blow against China.
  — Lyle Goldstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
• The Raiders know Rivers would love to deal a blow to their playoff hopes after all those battles over the years.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2020
• Now, the 50-year-old Aguirre worries that the bloodshed will deal a blow to her livelihood and change towns like hers.
  — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
• The executive order could also deal a blow to firms based in India.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 23 June 2020
• Submarines are mysterious beasts that lurk deep in the oceans to surprise enemies and deal a blow that can be lethal in any war.
  — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
• The kicker is that Democrats have told Americans their bill will deal a blow to China.
  — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
• And Assad was able to deal a blow to Turkey, which was supporting the uprising against his rule.
  — Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
• As high inflation and borrowing costs deal a blow to household finances, businesses are also seen pulling back.
  — Vince Golle and Sarina Yoo, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2022
• Just last week Putin admitted that western sanctions could deal a blow to Russia’s economy.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
• The shorter holiday could deal a blow to airlines as well as tourist hot spots like Bali, which had banked on the year-end for a revival in consumer demand.
  — Tassia Sipahutar, Bloomberg.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• While losing Mayer will deal a blow to Boston’s infield, Cora believes the team has enough depth to get by.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
• If some labels get downgraded later this year, though, that could deal a blow to the market, which is already reeling from an 8 percent drop in exports last year.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
• That is expected to deal a blow to the the country’s manufacturers, which view Europe as a key export market.
  — Laura He, CNN, 18 June 2024
• Logar's victory would deal a blow to the current liberal government that ousted Jansa from power six months ago.
  — Ali Zerdin, ajc, 23 Oct. 2022
• The harvesting closures may deal a blow to Pacific Northwest fisheries.
  — TIME, 11 June 2024
• The former president is facing down hundreds of millions of dollars in loans that need to be repaid, and the legal threat to his business could deal a blow to his finances.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• The Freeport blast could deal a blow to that stopgap solution, particularly if the facility fails to come back online soon.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 9 June 2022
• Schwarzenegger’s appeal to persuadable moderates deal a blow to Newsom’s effort.
  — John Seiler, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
• The video sector is forecast to remain robust this year, but recession could deal a blow to sector performance in 2023.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
• In which case, this would also deal a blow politically (or at least the Progressive democrats that have been pushing it) since this has been a huge talking point over the last two years.
  — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• If China imposed sanctions on Boeing, however, that could deal a blow to the company, which sells commercial jets to the country.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2022
• The Red Sox and Astros each currently hold playoff spots, as do the Padres, who will try to deal a blow to the Giants' wild card hopes.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
• Moving one to a neutral site would not only impact Iowa State competitively but also deal a blow to the Ames economy.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
• Recession predictions have increased for later this year and next year as soaring bills for electricity, fuel and gas deal a blow to businesses and people's spending power.
  — David McHugh, ajc, 21 July 2022
• Impact on local fisheries The harvesting closures may deal a blow to Pacific Northwest fisheries.
  — CBS News, 10 June 2024
• Likely the final debate in a close presidential race, the event was one of the last opportunities for each to deal a blow to the opposing campaign and introduce themselves to voters.
  — Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
• The London Metal Exchange floated the idea of a ban on Russian metal, a move that could deal a blow to the country's huge aluminum industry.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2022
• Environmental advocates worry the Supreme Court’s decision will deal a blow to local battles against climate change.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
• The trial results deal a blow to expectations that CagriSema could become a next-generation obesity drug.
  — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024