punch in
Example Sentences
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It got all the way to the five-yard line in overtime, but failed to punch in, settling for a field goal that would spell its demise.
From Los Angeles Times
My diagnosis was a punch in the gut.
From Los Angeles Times
As the quote attributed to Mike Tyson goes: Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the nose.
From Los Angeles Times
If everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face, England have taken a haymaker and kept their plans intact.
From BBC
Comer pulled few punches in his own letter of resignation to fellow trustees, also obtained by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
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