low blow

noun

: an unprincipled attack

gossip column that landed one low blow after another—

James Fallows

Examples of low blow in a Sentence

Firing her on her birthday was really a low blow.

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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 See all Example Sentences for low blow