sucker punch
verb
sucker punched; sucker punching; sucker punches
: to punch (a person) suddenly without warning and often without apparent provocation
sucker punch
noun
Examples of sucker punch in a Sentence
One of them sucker punched me.
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To control them and tool them apply a growth regulator called sucker punch to the suckers.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Other big stories ➤ Rafael Montoya was restrained by security guards outside Phoenix's Club Dwntwn when another guard sucker punched him.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Like a boxer playing rope-a-dope, the away side absorbed much of what Arsenal had to throw at them in the first half and were unlucky not to have provided their own sucker punch after Dwight McNeil had two excellent chances in quick succession.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
At the time, Connor Lockwood’s elbow injury felt like a sucker punch.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Other big stories ➤ Rafael Montoya was restrained by security guards outside Phoenix's Club Dwntwn when another guard sucker punched him.
—Wendy Killeen, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Like a boxer playing rope-a-dope, the away side absorbed much of what Arsenal had to throw at them in the first half and were unlucky not to have provided their own sucker punch after Dwight McNeil had two excellent chances in quick succession.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
At the time, Connor Lockwood’s elbow injury felt like a sucker punch.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Sucker punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker%20punch. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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