haymaker

Example Sentences

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But then comes the real haymaker: Not only is Apple unfairly messing with apps like WhatsApp, but with anyone who sends texts from non-iPhones, period.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2024

On and on, both high-powered programs repeated the recipe — success, mistake, heaving haymaker.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Then, just as you’re getting settled, along comes the haymaker of Episode 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

If Duda-Giri was a sitcom, this Sicilian Scheveningen resembles one of those “Rocky” movies where both fighters land on the canvas three or four times before a righteous haymaker finally decides the bout.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Joey couldn’t hear what the guy was saying because his ears were still ringing from his sparring partner’s accidental haymaker.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen