Sentence examples for stunning blow from inspiring English sources

That case was a stunning blow to Miranda's critics.

In a stunning blow to his aims, 120 Egyptian paratroopers were captured by rebel forces.

Iverson's death was a stunning blow to those fighting the flames.

It was a stunning blow to the new company and to Champlain, who was taken prisoner to England.

Or would the stunning blow come only when I returned to the spot where the occurrence occurred?

Writer realized that these citizens had struck a stunning blow to that mortal enemy of modern politics spontaneity.

The crash came as a stunning blow to Poland, wiping out a large portion of the country's leadership in one fiery explosion.

The Parthians had dealt a stunning blow to Roman prestige in the East, and the death of Crassus had serious repercussions on Roman political life.

In March, for example, the Federal Reserve dealt a stunning blow to Citigroup when it scuttled the bank's plans to raise its dividend or increase share buybacks.

It was a stunning blow to Mr. Gupta, who as the former global head of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company was one of the world's most respected businessmen.

In late August, Cameron was dealt a stunning blow by Parliament's rejection of his proposed response to events in the Syrian Civil War.