sucker-punch

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With that approach, the album goes right back to the sucker-punch sound of Gaga's early hits like Poker Face, Just Dance and Born This Way.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

The sucker-punch speed comes from two main factors, said DesRosiers: sea surface temperature and lack of wind shear.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

The sucker-punch ending is a head-scratcher and nearly ruins the previous 75 minutes of suspense, so much so that the European ending of the film was changed to make for a more commercial conclusion.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

The 2014 Austrian horror film “Goodnight Mommy” is a modern genre classic: a deeply disturbing tale of dread, with a sucker-punch twist and several scenes of almost unbearable suspense.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Chelsea are the masters of the lethal sucker-punch and they’ll know that Tottenham haven’t won away to a Big Six rival since February 2016.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2018