haymaker
Example Sentences
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If everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face, England have taken a haymaker and kept their plans intact.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
Nate Landman clinched the Rams’ win with a fumble-causing punch deep in Rams territory, but it was Stafford who threw the haymaker with an opening second-half drive that changed the climate.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
But then comes the real haymaker: Not only is Apple unfairly messing with apps like WhatsApp, but with anyone who sends texts from non-iPhones, period.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2024
On and on, both high-powered programs repeated the recipe — success, mistake, heaving haymaker.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023
I thought it was a decent punch, nothing special, just something to give me more room to operate, but the metal monster shrieked in pain and staggered back like I’d landed a haymaker.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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