uppercut
Example Sentences
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"The first two rounds I thought it would go the distance. Then in the fifth round when I caught with him the uppercut, I thought 'did I really do that?'"
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Yet it was a right uppercut from Wardley in the 10th round which swung the bout firmly back in favour of the underdog.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Finally, on July 18, 2022, the couple sat across from a neurologist who delivered the diagnosis with all the delicacy of an uppercut.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
My dad is usually pretty cool, but this time his head jerked up like he got caught by an uppercut.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
