uppercut
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Though the Knicks were repeatedly knocked down through two quarters, they got back up and ultimately delivered a game-winning uppercut on a tip-in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
In a surprisingly tight contest, Ukrainian Usyk produced a late surge and landed a sharp left uppercut that sent the Dutchman to the canvas.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
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
Then three years ago the uppercut video went viral and his hundreds of followers soon became tens of thousands.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Ron shouted, throwing his full weight against his door, but next second he had been knocked backward into Harry’s lap by a vicious uppercut from another branch.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
It’s no Rumble in the Jungle, but watch out for the uppercuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
One after the other, the girls trained with Ayub, shifting from right to left jabs, hooks and uppercuts at his command.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Dubois increased the intensity in the closing stages, varying her work by mixing jabs and uppercuts, while a marked-up Panatta had few answers as the champion comfortably closed out the final rounds.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
Drakeo and his crew held their own: exchanging jabs and uppercuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
I know—crazy, but I really do swing at the water, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, pretending that the splash is the sweat spraying off somebody.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Instead of irate, uppercutting critics, awaiting him in Washington are a stack of budget bills primped for his pen and a National Turkey urgently seeking presidential pardon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Round 3, Gavilan opened up with one of his famed flurries, pummeling with lefts, rights and his own uppercutting bolo punch.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the first four rounds Williams fought with the assurance of a champion, deftly blocking Carter's bullish charges, jabbing and stabbing with lefts, uppercutting swift rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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