uppercut

Example Sentences

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Suddenly it was Wilder who looked vulnerable, as Chisora pressed forward while two-time world champion Anthony Joshua urged his friend on from ringside by calling for an uppercut that never came.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"The first two rounds I thought it would go the distance. Then in the fifth round when I caught with him the uppercut, I thought 'did I really do that?'"

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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

They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

I tried out my uppercut, right hook, and blocking with the left.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz