solar plexus

Example Sentences

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"That would have been a big punch in the solar plexus for Brennan," says Blake.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Gel, “Attainable” An absolutely vicious punch in the solar plexus from one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Its tension seeps into your limbs, settles tautly in your solar plexus and does not leave.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Once teams are hit in the solar plexus with a loss as sudden and devastating as Tuesday’s — and they’re rare — it’s really, really hard to bounce back.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

I still had a knot in my solar plexus.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram