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Meanings of terrible blow in inglês

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Usage of terrible blow in inglês
1
The discovery of the Cape deposits has given it a terrible blow.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
2
Her departure was a terrible blow to the daughter of the Queen.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7
3
This was a terrible blow to the hopes of the Irish organizer.
Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I...
4
The news of the failure was a terrible blow to Mrs. Hilliard.
With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
5
But she has received a terrible blow in a most sensitive part.
Europe—Whither Bound? / Being Letters of Travel from the Capital...
6
This is a terrible blow, and Mon Kee was a terrible plower.
Peck's Compendium of Fun / Comprising the Choicest Gems of Wit, ...
7
He was a favorite child and his death was a terrible blow.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
8
This terrible blow, so entirely unexpected, stupefied the duke for a moment.
The Honor of the Name
9
He was as one who had been stunned by a terrible blow.
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
10
My daughter saw you cut down that villain with a terrible blow.
In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
11
The Protestants, all over Europe, regarded his death as a terrible blow.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
12
The surrender of Harper's Ferry was a terrible blow to our cause.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps / A Concise Narrative of Events i...
13
He isn't dead, but they must have hit him a terrible blow.
The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
14
Her father's miserable fate must have been a terrible blow to her.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
15
You've done well and landed on your feet after a terrible blow.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
16
It would be a terrible blow for her, worse than for me.
The Clown
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