uppercut

Example Sentences

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TKV found success with his left hook and Clarke with his uppercut, but both men soaked up the shots as if they were bouncing off stone.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Then three years ago the uppercut video went viral and his hundreds of followers soon became tens of thousands.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

His late-life boxing fame began three years ago when his son Paul made a video in which he said to Frank: "Show me how to throw an uppercut".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 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

I tried out my uppercut, right hook, and blocking with the left.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz