Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punched
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Video footage of the shooting showed Pretti was observing immigration enforcement and was trying to help up a woman knocked down by immigration officials when he was shot repeatedly.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Crews quickly knocked down the fire, Barta said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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And that would have pushed him above 200 career wins.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some Israeli troops have pushed into southern Lebanon, and there are fears Israel is preparing a large-scale invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The second man, a friend of the first, tried to help him and Halaska stabbed him twice in the chest, prosecutors said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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An ensuing investigation determined that the victim was in a confrontation with three teen boys and that one member of the group pulled out a knife and stabbed him.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Officials have been watching dam levels since a storm last week dumped heavy rain across the state, which led to catastrophic flooding that washed away roads and homes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has dumped $45 million into a campaign committee that’s sponsoring a handful of other ballot measures, including three currently collecting signatures, that seek to counteract the tax in various ways.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Beginning with Gregorian chants, the music kicked into its rock beat and spicy guitar part.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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Phones ring constantly with demands for payment from scores of outside vendors – music rights owners to audio visual teams – as Woodrow and Singh have consistently kicked the can down the road.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Deadline hears that the number of contract cleaners at the BBC’s London headquarters will be slashed by 70% from 31 to nine, according to unhappy insiders.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers said the ruling is outdated, and AI and modern technology means processing costs should be slashed.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The victory bumped the Oilers to second place behind Anaheim and ahead of Vegas.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Indy Indie Book Crawl is a four-day event that encourages readers to support local, independent and community bookstores across central Indiana by getting a special bookmark stamped at participating locations, in which this year there are 37.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Sucker punched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punched. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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