How to Use low blow in a Sentence
low blow
noun- Firing her on her birthday was really a low blow.
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And that’s just a cheap shot and a low blow all wrapped up in one.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
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Kelce was flagged on the play, but for taunting, not the low blow.
—Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
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Zach declines, so Clay goes for the low blow and taunts Zach about his injury.
—Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
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To say we got hit with a low blow is an understatement.
—Maria Minor, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
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Baer’s antics, which included dropping his hands, trash talk and low blows, got the best of him.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2020
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Despite the hot start, this match had such a flat finish as babyface Brock Lesnar went for a low blow during the Hurt Lock.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
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So that afforded him the ability to take some low blows.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
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That’s disgusting and a real low blow to talk sh*t ab an unborn child.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 23 Feb. 2021
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Evans even dropped Rollins with a low blow, which appeared to be the end of his run with the Universal title, until Becky Lynch came to make the save.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 23 June 2019
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Rose came out from the back late into the match, slapped her tag team partner Deville and dealt a low blow to Ziggler to set up Otis for the victory.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2020
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Grandpa passed away a couple of years ago, so this act was an especially low blow to us.
—Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2019
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Enzo Amore, after being dominated most of the match, hit a low blow on Neville as the ref’s back was turned, and won the title.
—Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 25 Sep. 2017
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The low blow, dealt by Heat guard Goran Dragic, originally was not whistled as a foul.
—Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2020
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However, when Styles took the belt, Nakamura hit Styles with a low blow, and proceeded to attack Styles in the ring and out.
—Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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Like a true heel, Theory won this match with a combination of a ref bump, a low blow, a chop block and his A-Town Down finisher.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
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For businessowners along the strip, the cancellation of their biggest event of the year feels like low blow after a year of challenges.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2021
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After being hit with a low blow at his low point by a person who is supposed to be his friend, Zach happily hits Clay.
—Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
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The general consensus was that Chelsea could have chosen a different clip to hype up the game, with some labelling the move as a low blow and 'classless'.
—SI.com, 17 Sep. 2017
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Nakamura followed by delivering a low blow, and the crowd gasped.
—Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 9 Apr. 2018
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An intentional low blow from Judah incensed Roger, who climbed into the ring during the match to confront him.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2020
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Vicente had landed a number of questionable low blows before finally being docked a point in the sixth and then again in the seventh.
—courant.com, 28 July 2019
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After the match, Nakamura kneeled as if to genuflect before the champ, but then turned heel, hitting Styles with a low blow and leaving him laying.
—Jay Reddick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2018
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While their public spat may be over (for now), animosity must surely remain at the pair both dealt low blows and harsh words at one another.
—SI.com, 18 Jan. 2018
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Many saw this as Isco dealing a low blow to club manager Zinedine Zidane who has rarely featured Isco in his starting lineup this season.
—SI.com, 28 Mar. 2018
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Instead, Virginians are being subjected to low blows, attack ads and dog whistles.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
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New director David Leitch sticks to the same formula of raunchy humor and low blows to other superhero movies for a film that succeeds in feeling new and hilarious enough to keep this franchise going.
—David Betancourt, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
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For Marcus to weaponize his friend’s vulnerability against him comes as an especially low blow.
—Iana Murray, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
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Kristin continues her reign of drama with Stephanie Pratt, who gets a particularly low blow from Kristin after being accused of spreading rumors.
—Kathy Yamamoto, Cosmopolitan, 2 Aug. 2016
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In the tutorial, the actress sections off her damp hair using Pattern's Hair Clip, then stretches her curls with the dryer's wide tooth comb attachment using high heat and a low blow setting for the ultimate fluff factor.
—Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2023
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