punch

Example Sentences

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If she wants to go outside, she dramatically paws at the mirror, then tries to punch it with all her might, for some reason.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

"Irn-Bru doesn't have the budgets of some of the other bigger brands, so they have to have a different point of view and punch above their weight," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Order a round of fritters, a rum punch and a plate of griot, a citrusy pork dish that is slow-braised and then fried until crisp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That means that even if an ECB hike under conventional economics wouldn’t make too much of a dent to activity, the act of signaling will pack a punch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Hey!” she says, giving me a playful punch.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston