A crushing blow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to crush cottonseeds in order to produce oil. ,to crush leather. ,He crushed her in his arms. ,to crush a revolt. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a crush of shoppers. ,Who is your latest crush?. From Dictionary.com.
That's what I call a crushing blow for a sister, Clarissa. From Wordnik.com. [The Lovels of Arden] Reference
Atrocities involved in crushing the rebellion in 1798. From Wordnik.com. [Annotations] Reference
Translation: "get behind our token ... he's our only hope in crushing Obama!". From Wordnik.com. [Gingrich to Republicans: Get behind Steele] Reference
Anyways, I need some serious lessons from you in crushing Trachea's with my mind. From Wordnik.com. [Calgon, Take Me Away] Reference
That's because he's not talking about it in crushing moral terms, which he needs to do. From Wordnik.com. [Be Like Bush] Reference
Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, GOP trade barbs in health care fight] Reference
"Silence!" whispered Dormer Colville in English, crushing Barebone's foot under the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Hope] Reference
The several instrumentalities employed, or to be employed, in crushing the "Gentile" powers which. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
From Lee, Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, GOP trade barbs in health care fight] Reference
This is a destructive policy that will have a long-term crushing effect on global capital markets. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Juggernaut, she succeeds in crushing out the being of all who strew the high road of life ... (p. 289). From Wordnik.com. [Paley, "Apocalypse Without Millenium" Part 2] Reference
But honestly, you're all soft inside, maybe all this trachea crushing is really just little darthie hiding from his past?. From Wordnik.com. [Vader's Pastorale] Reference
He even confessed to a quiet pleasure in crushing the empty shells with his feet on the sidewalks as he went along the streets. From Wordnik.com. [The Peterkin Papers] Reference
So I can recall the crushing feeling of his tossing and turning all night!. From Wordnik.com. [Memory Foam Mattress] Reference
She lost with just 36% - that is what would technically be called a crushing defeat. From Wordnik.com. [Richards Loses to Goode at cvillenews.com] Reference
Marubeni aims to import four million tons per year of soybeans for crushing, which is about. From Wordnik.com. [ACN Newswire] Reference
We had a debate earlier this year, last year about what was described as our crushing Social Security problem. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2006] Reference
It's a life that strikes methe me who has begun life as a fatheras finally crushing, which is why the book opens. From Wordnik.com. [The Origins of The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer] Reference
TE, I’m just tired of seeing people in crushing debt for stuff that they probably couldn’t even tell you what it was anymore. From Wordnik.com. [EGC Clambake For August 29, 2006] Reference
And then Obama goes down in crushing defeat?. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton rallies union in Puerto Rico] Reference
Hmmmm. A 4-point lead over Rudy isn't exactly 'crushing'. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race] Reference
This, in getalife's parallel universe, is "crushing" Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Both Camps Scramble To Roll Out Post-Pennsylvania Superdel Support] Reference
This is why their own lapdog media is talking about "crushing" Tibet. From Wordnik.com. [China: Everyone in the world supports us in Tibet] Reference
4: 61; 5: 3; &c., it is stated that he used their help in crushing the. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Pawlenty talking to Obama about "crushing" deficits is just laughable. From Wordnik.com. [Pawlenty slams Dems on 'reckless' spending] Reference
Your headline about Hillary "crushing" Obama is a curious choice of words. From Wordnik.com. [Poll shows both Clinton and Obama beating McCain] Reference
I guess "crushing" means something completely opposite in your bizarro world. From Wordnik.com. [Owner Of Pittsburgh Steelers Endorses Obama] Reference
DOBBS: How in the world can the system sustain with that kind of crushing burden?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2005] Reference
I don't know what you were looking at, but that is not "crushing" or "ruining" the FF-whatever!. From Wordnik.com. [Another Horrible Trailer for Fox's Dragonball Evolution - Updated! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
He noted that many of those calling for the "crushing" were putting the obligation on South Africa to do so. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We need to find novel ways to handle that kind of crushing amount of activity. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
I think in today's environment, beating estimates can be seen as "crushing" the estimates …. From Wordnik.com. [Stock Market Analysis at DeepMarket] Reference
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