uppercut
Example Sentences
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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
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal manages to uppercut a rapid short ball from England's Jofra Archer in "extraordinary" fashion on day one of the fourth Test match at Old Trafford.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
A crisp straight right and uppercut connected in the eighth, with Yafai showing heart and toughness to stay in the fight.
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
He looked mad enough to chew tar, and just when I expected an uppercut to my jaw, he smiled.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
