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roundhouse

noun

Definition of roundhouse

as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of roundhouse The main roundhouse that houses the knockout collection of American railroading treasures remains untouched, but parts of the property facing the Pigtown neighborhood are being completely reimagined. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 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

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Noun

If last year’s bill delays were a blow to budgets, distribution troubles were the uppercut.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Throwing the uppercut is less important than being able to absorb one.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of uppercut

Noun

His arrest report also states that Hunter strangled the woman with his knee while pinning her to the floor.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of knee

Noun

Two new books argue that this is the wrong debate to be having, since swing voters, with all their idiosyncrasies, don’t see politics through a lens of moderates versus progressives.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Fall is almost in full swing, and Amazon is here to support your seasonal home refresh with early Prime Day furniture deals.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of swing

Noun

The driver wrenched the Jeep to the left, arm over arm churning at the wheel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Starting on the first floor, veering just to the left of the elevators is a walk through ancient art history and humanity's relationship with myth and storytelling.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of left

Noun

After a one-two finish by Democrats in the governor's primary, some voters were angry when Begich, who finished second, withdrew and endorsed leading vote-getter Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
That could create an even more formidable one-two, downhill punch.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of one-two

Noun

French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Jury nullification is not a legal right so much as a practical power.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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