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roundhouse

noun

Definition of roundhouse

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

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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

New York Mets rookie Jefry Yan jumped high in the air with his feet spread apart, landed on the front of the mound and then slapped the grass with his left hand while briefly going to a knee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kayvon Thibodeaux took Burns’ spot … Slot corner Dru Phillips went down with an apparent right knee injury.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knee

Noun

Place it on a side table next to a porch swing to complete a reading nook, or set it on your porch steps to illuminate your entry.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez had just hit a ball when his bat flew out of his hands mid-swing and went into the stands behind home plate.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of swing

Noun

Mandarin Oriental regulars will know to look for the hotel’s signature fan, which hangs to the left of the entrance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of left

Noun

Together, the pair have combined for a unique, and telling, one-two punch.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson threw a one-two-three seventh and got the first out of the eighth, Abner Uribe retired two batters in the eighth, and closer Trevor Megill retired the side in order with a strikeout in the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 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

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