punt

Example Sentences

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On the Chesapeake Bay, market hunters favored punt guns—cannons weighing up to 200 pounds, with barrels made from boiler pipe—that could bring down 100 ducks with one shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

That kind of convenient ethical punt has been a constant of Anthropic’s brief history.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

The punt paid off - by 1994, it was valued at £100m when it floated on the London Stock Exchange.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Maye had failed to get the Patriots offense moving throughout, as New England was forced to punt away eight of its first nine possessions.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Often you see a beginner either leaving his pole behind, or clinging on so desperately that he is pulled from the punt and splashes into the water.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall