Sentence examples for unexpected blow from inspiring English sources
This was a big and unexpected blow.
The verdict seemed an unexpected blow to Manhattan prosecutors.
The ride-hailing business has dealt automakers an unexpected blow.
Miami's reputation for balmy winters has suffered an unexpected blow this month: waves of cold weather.
Then, shortly afterward, Rove received a second and more unexpected blow.
The retired Russian tennis player Anna Chakvetadze also expressed surprise, saying: "It's an unexpected blow.
Additional EU sanctions against Iran's biggest bank, Bank Melli, and the decision by the French energy company, Total, to pull out of a giant gas field joint venture were serious, unexpected blows.
Meanwhile, those who live or work with temperamental people can carry dread of an unexpected blow-up.
But he said the ban on sales at parades was an unexpected financial blow to many participants in the Monday's parade.
However, the speed of the sacking and the shabby way it was delivered were unexpected, the blow delivered not by owner Roman Abramovich but by the Chelsea chief executive, Ron Gourlay, immediately after Ancelotti had given a press conference to the media following the defeat to Everton.
Few target nations have benefited and, because HIPC relief is tied to export earnings, plummeting commodity prices have dealt an unexpected added blow to the initiative.
