roundhouse

noun

Definition of roundhousenext
as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of roundhouse Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 With his roundhouse kicks, tough-guy one-liners and a formidable moral compass, Chuck Norris delivered kick-ass heroes for years on screens large and small, cementing himself in pop culture back in the 1980s. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundhouse
  1. uppercut
  2. knee
  3. swing
  4. kick
  5. left
  6. one-two
  7. right
  8. body blow
Noun
  • Seth went for the shot, but Roman hit an uppercut, causing Seth to drop the chair.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of uppercut
Noun
  • Shepard injured an ankle in the previous game against Minnesota, and Fudd has missed three with a knee injury.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Prechtel gets run With Stokes out with a concussion and smallball five Salaun dealing with a sore knee, the Valkyries’ center rotation underwent a major overhaul.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of knee
Noun
  • With help from within, advice from top prospect Kevin McGonigle in the Arizona Fall League and a return to his collegiate swing and approach, King thrived in his early-season stint with Double-A Harrisburg.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And yet, there the fans were, rally caps on, ready to believe in another mighty comeback—to read heroism into a story that could also be told, perhaps more accurately, in terms of swing decisions and contact points.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of swing
Noun
  • Once known for his fierce striking, power leg kicks, wheel kicks and punches.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Kamaru Usman racked up 15 straight wins before getting knocked out by a stunning last-minute head kick by Leon Edwards in 2022.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • The Old Trafford club are targeting a new left-back to alternate with Luke Shaw, because the 31-year-old’s fitness needs to be managed.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As candidates get close to election time, even those furthest on the left tend to cut back on the anti-billionaire talk and focus on affordability or, more recently, on Gaza and aid to Israel.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of left
Noun
  • Don’t leave the neighborhood without checking out Black & Gold, which offers a one-two design punch.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, the Dodgers are set to roll out their new one-two punch of two-time Cy Young winners.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of one-two
Noun
  • Conference championship games are worth more than $200 million to the conferences in broadcast rights fees, so any additional playoff rounds that replace them would need to more than make up for that amount.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And Restore Britain, a far-right party with just one lawmaker but a loud social media presence amplified by Elon Musk, is nibbling away at Reform’s support.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of right
Noun
  • The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
  • But for Sean Buchan, a co-owner of Cerebral Brewing, the Aurora phase could amount to a second economic body blow.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 May 2026
Definition of body blow

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