Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker punching
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The first clue directs teams to an ice rink where duos must push each other on sleds with the goal of knocking down bowling pins.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The Dodgers’ bullpen has become the problem child at daycare, knocking down the blocks stacked up by other kids.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Keeping his foot on the gas also means pushing ahead with reforms.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Undocumented immigrants are not legally eligible for the health subsidies Democrats are pushing for in the negotiations.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to life plus 15 years in a Missouri prison for killing the women and dumping their bodies.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Trump tries to infect Satan with toxoplasmosis by dumping pounds of kitty litter on him.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The brutal stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail directed attention to his crime policies, as many Republicans squarely blamed Cooper.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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As of Monday, suspects have been arrested in the Friday shooting deaths of 18-year-old Jenny Rosales and 28-year-old Chandrashekar Pole, and a suspect has been questioned about the stabbing death of 15-year-old Jacob De La Rosa.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the Mariners spun in a dance circle with kicking legs, Guerrero once again draped arms over the dugout railing and buried his head into his biceps.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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In Week 1, kicking woes contributed to a 23-20 loss.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even if the game was already lost, there might not have been a penalty more maddening than Nick Cousins slashing Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov just as his team began an odd-man rush.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Within those questions is the greatness revealed when the image moves again, when charging Eagles safety Reed Blankenship lifts a hand to tip Mayfield’s fourth-quarter throw, when the flailing football tumbles into linebacker Jihaad Campbell’s arms near the pylon.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The film’s abundant humor and humanity are both rooted in DiCaprio’s ability to contain both of those people at once — to span the distance between those opposite shores while flailing towards each of them with equal desperation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just before their latest stint on the road, the band swapped drummers with Foo Fighters, switching out Ilan Rubin for Josh Freese.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sucker punching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker%20punching. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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