Sentence examples for blow among from inspiring English sources

The failure of the quixotic expedition by Mr. Haq was taken as a blow among Pashtun leaders who live in this border town, which is also the temporary home base of Mr. Qarzai and his extended family.

The call came after the latest injury blow among Wales' backs as Liam Williams (foot) was ruled out.

Other teams threatened upsets without delivering the final blow, among them Australia and Mexico against Netherlands, Iran and Switzerland against Argentina, Ghana and Algeria against Germany.

Al Baker's pre-emptive disclosure of heavy losses was probably intended to soften the blow among the airline's most vocal supporters, many of whom dismissed the U.S. accusations out of hand and fully imbibed claims of commercial excellence.

Wheat blows among date palms, vegetable plots and raised wells full of clear water.

No amount of flag waving and horn blowing among the 48,837 fans at Ellis Park Stadium could coax a goal against the paralyzing Iraqi defense.

On the waterfront, mulch has been blown among fresh beds of flowers, and at the Children's Garden near the state aquarium, the newest creature is an elephant topiary named George, as in W. "That first impression is important," said Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, tonight's host.

Ms. Bernard, having had past squabbles with the neighbor over leaf blowing, among other things, snapped, grabbed a pick ax and drove it through the offending piece of machinery.

* Tidbit: The program has endured a series of emotional blows, among them the death of promising center Marvin Webster Jr. of a heart attack in August.

A few months later, they were caught plotting to blow up, among other sites, the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the United Nations building, the George Washington Bridge.

There were prognostications of doom: "Denver is dead as a reform city" and  "Colorado's Race to the Top bid just suffered a fatal blow," were among the most commonly expressed concerns.