a glancing blow

She was too old for a glancing blow to do much good.

She caught his face, but it was only a glancing blow.

He took a glancing blow to the shoulder, nothing more.

And then a club reached his head, a glancing blow.

And something struck her a glancing blow on the back of the head.

He was lucky to have received such a glancing blow.

A glancing blow across the back of his head stunned him.

Once a glancing blow caught him on the shoulder and he went down.

Barkley did get a glancing blow to the officials in general, though.

It was a glancing blow that cut through his uniform.

It was only a glancing blow, but enough to knock you out.

I moved, and the knife cut a glancing blow across my shoulder.

But experts predicted only a glancing blow to the American economy.

Gerald caught him a glancing blow on the side of his head.

As he went under Jim realized that it had been a glancing blow.

Lester took a glancing blow to the side of the face, making him see stars.

A second struck Price a glancing blow to his upper back.

Something had struck him a glancing blow and blood poured down his face.

One piece struck him a glancing blow above the ear.

Another thump, but this time it was a glancing blow.

One of the Chinese missiles was struck a glancing blow.

To be tapped with even a glancing blow was fatal.

The trunk struck him a glancing blow as he passed.

His intent, he once said, was to "deal reality a glancing blow."

A glancing blow, no damage, driving him backward to the window.