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Synonyms for deathblow


Grammar : Noun
Spell : deth-bloh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛθˌbloʊ

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Définition of deathblow

  • As in blow of mercy : noun mortal blow
  • As in kiss of death : noun finishing stroke
  • As in sudden death : noun unexplained death
  • As in death warrant : noun legal order to execute someone
  • As in clincher : noun settling event
  • As in coup de grâce : noun finishing blow
Example sentences :
  • Unfortunately that proved the deathblow of the old Agricultural Society.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • Then after he had stopped the speed of his skees, he turned back and gave him his deathblow.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • That was a deathblow to French settlements in the middle west.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Middle West » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • That their destruction was believed to be a deathblow is evident from Thucydides.
  • Extract from : « Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3) » by Arthur Thomas Malkin
  • This was practically the deathblow to the Anglo-Castilian marriage.
  • Extract from : « Mary Tudor, Queen of France » by Mary Croom Brown
  • This was the deathblow to the whole system, which had now got into the hands of its enemies.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions » by Charles Mackay
  • The first cut with the sword had utterly disabled it; the second was its deathblow.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Africa » by Samuel White Baker
  • The marriage with Cleves was the deathblow to the power of the Empire.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Queen » by Ford Madox Ford
  • Had he done so, it would have given the deathblow to the testimony at Philippi.
  • Extract from : « The Assembly of God » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
  • It gave the deathblow to the universal spiritual supremacy of Rome.
  • Extract from : « The Revelation Explained » by F. Smith
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