death-blow

Battle after battle, campaign after campaign, opponents ground each other down, neither able to deal the sudden, decisive death-blow believed typical of the Napoleonic Wars such as Napoleon's brilliant victory at Austerlitz.

How the Battle Was Won, if Not Yet the War Alexander Rose 2011

It is an attempt to deal a death-blow to the unions.

Johann Hari: Workers Will Die Without Health and Safety Inspections Johann Hari 2011

Our band will be Banahogg (which means death-blow in Old Norse) and "the Hoggs" for short.

Heavy Metal Self-Helps 2010

By this I mean it never entered my mind that this was a programme by which the possible death-blow might be given to trained-animal turns.

FOREWORD 2010

In a normal world this should be a death-blow to Rubio's candidacy.

Cheney endorses Rubio for Senate 2010

To acknowledge so crushing a defeat is to give the death-blow to striving and progress.

THE MANAGEMENT 2010

Michelson-Morley (and the subsequent confirmaiton thereof) was the death-blow.

Assessing Causality 2008

Beginning again with very scant means, for they had lost about all, the Liberals saw their cause, under the influence of such significant and powerful backing, progress and steadily grow so strong that within two years Imperialism had received its death-blow.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

In a massive and well-researched story, the New York Times tonight dealt the potential death-blow to Sen. Michael Bennet's already-struggling campaign for reelection.

David Sirota: NYT: Bennet Helped Future Wall Street Donors Fleece Denver Schools 2010

After the Giants gut-wrenching loss to San Diego, it was generally assumed that losing to Atlanta this week would be a death-blow to their playoff hopes.

Greg Hanlon: Giants - Falcons Preview: Pretty Much a Must-Win 2009