punts 1 of 2

plural of punt

punts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of punt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of punts
Noun
Six punts have been returned for a touchdown — a dramatic spike considering that the league saw only six touchdowns scored off punt returns all of last season. Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 During his collegiate career, the speedy 5-foot-10 receiver returned two punts for touchdowns and led the ACC in punts returned and punt return yards. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Perich had 502 return yards last season (314 on kicks, 188 on punts) and his 60-yard punt return helped the Gophers stake a fourth-quarter comeback in a close loss to Michigan in September. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punts
Noun
  • Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hayden Patriquin at times is a literal sorcerer on the court, hitting impossible half volleys and dinks from angles that are unhittable.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The designer will bank on the experience piled during her previous gigs.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to his Beatles and Wings shows, McCartney has returned for local solo gigs in 1993 (Metrodome), 2002 and 2005 (both at Xcel Energy Center), 2014 (Target Field) and 2016 (two nights at Target Center).
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
    Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Punts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punts. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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