sucker

Example Sentences

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Hearts were stunned by the sucker punch from Yang, but these guys are made of stern stuff.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“Train Dreams,” a film on Netflix starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, is breathtaking in the most literal way, delivering emotion like a sucker punch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Adams missed another gilt-edged chance to level in the 53rd minute and four minutes later the Greeks caught Scotland out with a sucker punch.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

From the doom of a World Series Game 7 sucker punch, two outs from defeat, the Dodgers roared back to steal an 11-inning victory for their second consecutive World Series title.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

When we were little, like ten years old, Bowdy and I climbed that sucker.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie