punched

Example Sentences

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The tension appeared to get to O'Sullivan in the final frame of the session when he punched the table in frustration, having missed a pot on a red.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Like him or loathe him, Viktor Orbán was one of a handful of leaders who consistently punched above his weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Wall Street also seems to be betting on that ticket being punched, as few of the major banks and investment firms have trimmed their end-of-year price targets of around 7700 points for the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But genes don’t behave as Epstein imagined they do, like codes punched into a computer—they’re neither blueprints nor instructions, though pop culture often presents them that way.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Calista punched the button for the eighth floor, and the elevator doors closed.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff