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
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
Rodriguez burst out of the blocks, rattling the champion early and buckling Yafai's legs with a sharp left uppercut.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 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
I ducked a leaping fetterling and sent an uppercut into its middle as I rose.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
