punching bag
Example Sentences
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A slow start to these playoffs and last year’s postseason struggles made Reaves an online punching bag for fan frustrations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
It felt as if a boxer had used my bladder as a punching bag.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Behind him, some of the young athletes faced each other in the ring surrounded by cheering gymmates, while others trained on a punching bag.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
“The attack is a reminder that Powell will remain a punching bag for the president as long as he is on the Fed board,” said Ethan Harris, a former top economist at Bank of America.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
His father taught him how to work a punching bag and made him a barbell from two lead-filled coffee cans welded to a pipe.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
