punch
Example Sentences
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And just when you think you can’t possibly have an emotional connection to what you’re watching, a sudden wallop to the gut punches the tears right out of you.
From Salon
Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch to musical theater fans.
From Los Angeles Times
It was like a knife you could cut through time, a hole you could punch in the universe.
From Literature
The sky was cracking blue, and the guys had their jackets slung over their shoulders as they laughed and threw fake punches at one another.
From Literature
Buddy Stein: I pictured him telling scandalous jokes, cracking his knuckles when he got to the punch line.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
