punch

Example Sentences

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Her response to questions about the DOJ’s failure to prosecute Epstein’s accomplices with the statement “the Dow is over $50,000 right now” became an immediate punch line.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Or does it just show he's not quite all there but still has that punch power?

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She called it “a punch to the gut.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Many viewers will correctly predict this young lawyer’s fate, but Loznitsa isn’t after plot twists; he’s more interested in the gut punch of the inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

For I truly felt Ob had taken his final punch.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant