punching bag
Example Sentences
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Only one of them, Sean “Poopies” McInerney, a surf bro so gullible that I’m not sure he’s capable of informed legal consent, fits into “Best and Last” like a well-worn punching bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 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
A punching bag painted by Basquiat features his signature crown motif atop the words “Mary Boone™.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
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
