sucker

Example Sentences

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Far too open at the back throughout the game, City were caught by a sucker punch in the 22nd minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Just as against Liverpool in August and Arsenal in September, Newcastle conceded a stoppage-time sucker punch against a member of the established order at home.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“Train Dreams,” a film on Netflix starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, is breathtaking in the most literal way, delivering emotion like a sucker punch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

“It’s a complete sucker punch,” said Jewlz Fahn, who lost her home in the Palisades, as did her parents and sister.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Besides, that man could smell a sucker from fifty paces away, and he wasn’t going to give up easily.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan