Sentences with phrase «glancing blow on»
Hit the cue ball, and sometimes it strikes only a glancing blow on your target, setting it into a spin instead of launching it across the table.
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He didn't even get a good lick on him, but he was going at such a high rate of speed that even a glancing blow was enough to bring down the usually uber elusive Wilson.
It's probably not a death blow to their playoff hopes, at least not as bad as it seems on first glance.
«Haiti's population is about half that of New York City's metro area, yet even a glancing blow from Sandy carried a higher death toll in the Caribbean nation than did the direct hit on the Big Apple,» Kenny wrote.
High winds, dangerous rip currents and potential coastal flooding could turn parts of Long Island into a soggy and treacherous mess as the area braces for a glancing but powerful blow from Hurricane Jose — one of two strong tropical storms on the National Hurricane Center's watch list.
The monstrous Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way are destined to hit head - on, not in a glancing blow, new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show.
But was it a head - on collision or a glancing blow?
At first glance a genre focused on frenetic combat in which heroes can kill dozens of enemies with just a few blows and eliminate literally thousands of foes in each battle might seem a strange fit for a series better known for its slow - paced, turn - based, one - on - one combat.
The temperature controls took more than just a glance to make sure I wasn't going to blow hot air, and the seat warmers on low registered nary a BTU according to my back - side thermometer.
At first glance a genre focused on frenetic combat in which heroes can kill dozens of enemies with just a few blows and eliminate literally thousands of foes in each battle might seem a strange fit for a series better known for its slow - paced, turn - based, one - on - one combat.
Currently on view at the Phoenix Art Museum, it is the kind of exhibition that, at first glance, might cause you to blow it off.
At a glance, someone who is comparing prices of different insurance companies can know whether they are dealing with a company that is in dire straits, is making a comeback from a financial blow, or is riding on top of the heap.