Examples of haymaker in a Sentence
He was knocked down by a haymaker to his jaw.
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Carlos Narvaez delivered the haymaker with a three-run home run against his former team to put Boston on top, and Jarren Duran extended the lead to 7-3 with his two-run single.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
The Edmonton Oilers landed a haymaker early in Game 4 and never let the Vegas Golden Knights off the mat.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The third ended with an 8-0 haymaker that finally carried over.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
The Knicks finally look like contenders — like a team that can absorb a haymaker and answer with one even heavier.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
The Edmonton Oilers landed a haymaker early in Game 4 and never let the Vegas Golden Knights off the mat.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The third ended with an 8-0 haymaker that finally carried over.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
The Knicks finally look like contenders — like a team that can absorb a haymaker and answer with one even heavier.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haymaker. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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