punched
Example Sentences
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Her hands shook as she punched the buttons into the safe’s keypad, entering the wrong combination.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Skubal induced Báez to fly out to center field and punched the palm of his glove on his way off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
But the hosts responded in the 10th minute when Eckersley punched a hole in the Toulouse line to register their opening score.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Standing on the shoulders of another digger, he punched through the top layer of soil and peeked above the grass.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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