uppercut
Example Sentences
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Usyk responded with a sharp double uppercut in the second, but Verhoeven absorbed it well and fired back with two right hands of his own.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
TKV found success with his left hook and Clarke with his uppercut, but both men soaked up the shots as if they were bouncing off stone.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
Then three years ago the uppercut video went viral and his hundreds of followers soon became tens of thousands.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
Finally, on July 18, 2022, the couple sat across from a neurologist who delivered the diagnosis with all the delicacy of an uppercut.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
TJ hunches over, then stands up straight as a nail with each uppercut.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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