uppercut

Example Sentences

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"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

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

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 ducked a leaping fetterling and sent an uppercut into its middle as I rose.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia