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The phrase "a glancing blow" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a hit or impact that is not direct or full force, often implying a slight or superficial contact.
Example: "The car narrowly avoided a collision, only receiving a glancing blow from the side mirror of the other vehicle."
Alternatives: "a near miss" or "a light impact".
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He cannot absorb even a glancing blow.
Luckily it was a glancing blow".
"Even a glancing blow can be fatal".
Even a glancing blow seems to merit a nuclear response.
It hit Plato Contostavlos a glancing blow in the head.
It could be fatal or a glancing blow to his presidency, depending how he responds.
Even a glancing blow could tear them, perhaps leading to an infection.
He said that the team physician told him it was a glancing blow.
Why risk a glancing blow where the knife slips and goes into your hand?
First hit on the media, and a glancing blow at that, 40 minutes in.
It would bring more of a glancing blow to coastal areas.
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