Sentence examples for profound blow from inspiring English sources

But the loss of the shadow chancellor is a profound blow to Labour.

Albina's death from a sudden heart attack in 2008 was a profound blow to the family.

This tale is a profound blow to the European Union itself -- a symbol of the continent's shifting political prospects.

This was a profound blow to Bolyai, even though Gauss had no claim to priority since he had never published his findings.

It would be a profound blow at any time and even more so when the EU is already severely stressed by the refugee crisis, the strains within the eurozone, the rise of anti-European nationalists of the hard right and Russian adventurism on its eastern border.

It was a profound blow to the prestige and morale of the British Empire.

While revealing of the affection held for the animals, the seizure was a profound blow to the breeding pair, which went on to lose their territory to competitors.

For the former boss of such a firm to be found double-dealing would deal a more profound reputational blow than the usual insider-trading scandal.