Sentence examples for harsh blows from inspiring English sources

Both struck harsh blows to the government.

It might also have been a diversionary tactic by Mr. McAuliffe, who has watched with dismay as the Democratic candidates deliver increasingly harsh blows at one another.

He has been dealt some harsh blows – none more so than the injury to Ferdinand – and now we will see if the squad he has selected has the depth to absorb them.

I read somewhere — and the person who wrote this was not a mountaineer but a sailor — that the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong.

Sometimes it is almost unbearable when a combination of harsh blows hammer down - not just the worsening relationship with Kingsley, but the break-up of her daughter Nicola's marriage.

I read somewhere and the person who wrote this was not a mountaineer but a sailor that the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong.

Pepe's eviction was a harsh blow that changed everything.

Mr. Ashby died in late 2007, a harsh blow to the orchestra.

Nature had struck a harsh blow but human resourcefulness would prevail.

But it was dealt a harsh blow because of the Palestinian insistence.

It was a harsh blow to Enfield's prestige, and British pride.