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
Chavez's best moments came in the ninth round when he landed an uppercut and right hook.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 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
Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
