haymaker

Example Sentences

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He argued that Jackson had thrown a "haymaker of a punch" in anger.

From BBC

Months of soul searching had led USC to the brink of that moment Saturday, having fought its way back once, then again, then again, returning every haymaker from Michigan with a punch of its own.

From Los Angeles Times

Following a nervous start, Catterall grew into the fight and gained control in the latter stages as Prograis desperately sought a knockout, twice sweeping himself off his own feet with attempted haymakers.

From BBC

The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife.

From Los Angeles Times

The stalky power forward, a son of a professional Congolese boxer, tried to match every American haymaker with a punch of his own.

From Los Angeles Times