punch up
Example Sentences
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Beth Stelling and Zainab Johnson lead a punch-up group focused on joke structure, punchlines and tags.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
McCann is an entirely different story and the explanation for his punch-up wasn’t quite as compelling.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022
No one was injured in the punch-up that began over the refusal of a member to apologise over unwarranted remarks during a session to debate proposed amendments to the constitution.
From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2021
One of the boxers, Dan Canning, later reflected on what it was like at Chapel Fields: "Anybody who fought for Ma had to be as tough as boot leather, and love a good punch-up."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2021
After the Game One punch-up, I sat out the rest of the series.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
