How to Use glancing blow in a Sentence

glancing blow

noun
  • Imagine if a giant meteor were to hit Earth with a glancing blow.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Even a glancing blow can make the difference between a galaxy filled with stars and no galaxy at all.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That said, forecasters are still modelling their paths and a glancing blow remains possible.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This new storm will deliver a glancing blow to southern New England on Sunday before quickly racing out to sea.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • For now, forecasters are watching whether any material from the latest eruptions delivers a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field in the coming days.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Aurora chasers will also be getting excited about the prospect of a possible glancing blow from the speedy CME released during the eruption.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, this round of rainfall will be more of a glancing blow for San Antonio, with more widespread storms expected to stay farther north, from the Hill Country toward Austin.
    — Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Modelling suggests that most of the solar material will miss us, passing north of Earth, but even a glancing blow from any one of these CMEs can be enough to stir geomagnetic activity and enhance aurora shows.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • While forecasters say the impact is expected to be minor, even a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (also known as a CME) can supercharge geomagnetic conditions and brighten aurora displays across higher latitudes, even temporarily.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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