He called them "staggering blows given in all the directions of chance, possibility, hazard or destiny."

"It's a staggering blow," he said as the returns came in.

Tom felt like doing just that, as he realized the staggering blow Enterprises had suffered.

I have no doubt that the markets will take a staggering blow if it turns out his death was premeditated.

At the end of each numbered offense, Poffis delivered a staggering blow.

Just as Frank dealt the man a staggering blow, he heard a noise behind him.

Then he felt a staggering blow from behind.

To Rissa's left, something dealt the scout a staggering blow, then another.

They came as a staggering blow to a people who had insisted on deluding themselves to the last moment.

Hal clapped him on the shoulder, an almost staggering blow.