uppercut
Example Sentences
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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
With the names of his children, Betty and George, etched on his shorts, Allen started to stalk Makhmudov, with a massive body shot followed by a right uppercut landing in the fifth round.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 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
