How to Use fist pump in a Sentence
fist pump
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The final hole, a par on the ninth hole, brought a smile and a fist pump.
—Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
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Cue Djokovic’s fist pump, his pounding the grass, his waves to the crowd.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
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And most of it with a fist pump, chest thump or a leap into the air.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
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Just a fist pump and perhaps a little shake of the head.
—Will Graves, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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The game was tied at 1, and Odor let out a fist pump and a yell toward his dugout.
—Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2022
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Harris raised both his hands in the air and gave at least four fist pumps.
—Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2019
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Still, Abreu isn’t the player that inspires fist pumps or a paroxysm of groans from the rest of the room.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
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Quite the save to keep his momentum and worthy of a fist pump.
—Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
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Smith then gave a fist pump in celebration and led the mob up the stairs to the third level.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stood at the dugout entrance with a smile and a fist pump.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
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The putt, of course, elicited Tiger’s famous fist pump and a bear hug with caddie Steve Williams.
—Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
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No arms raised, no fist pumps and no passionate roar to match the crowd’s, either.
—Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
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Thomas made his par putt, stepping forward with a fist pump.
—Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2019
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The match was marvelous, with stunning shots, tense games and, from Nadal, dozens of his trademark fist pumps and screams.
—Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 11 July 2018
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Wood, making his fifth big-league start, offered a quick fist pump but not much more.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
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Siem offered a slow-motion fist pump walking off the 18th.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
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The golf legend was seen on in the stands giving his famous fist pump as her win was announced.
—Brandon Griggs, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
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Kids with autism said their first words, blind surfers wowed the world popping up on boards and riding standing to the shore, fists pumping to the sky.
—James Mulvaney, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
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Pineiro made all five of his kicks, including a 58-yard field goal in the third quarter that elicited a yelp and fist pump from him.
—Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019
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Cissé would do three (or 3.5, maybe) fist pumps and didn’t break eye contact with the camera even when the fist-pumping stopped.
—Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 19 June 2018
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Reed ended his round with a 7-foot, 11-inch par to save par and flashed a fist pump to a quaint but roaring audience.
—Greg Levinsky, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2019
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McIlroy threw a Tiger Woods-like fist pump on 18 after making his 17-foot birdie.
—Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2018
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The Bruins scored the game’s first 14 points, Singleton capping the run with a three-pointer and a fist pump as Asheville called timeout.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
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There has been no Tiger magic, few fist pumps, only muted roars.
—Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2018
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Williams was in the perfect position to head the ball into the goal, complete with a fist pump afterwards.
—Aria Gerson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2020
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Ninth inning Top: Alton Davis left the mound with a fist pump after a second strikeout of the inning.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 June 2023
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The spectators loved it and so did Nadal, who produced a multiple fist pump.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 June 2019
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The only glimmer of emotion is a rare fist pump, which was Knight’s signature move.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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When that statistic was brought up in the locker room, Griner gave a victorious fist pump.
—Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, 8 July 2019
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What happened Saturday night made the redshirt junior break out in a wide smile and unleash a swinging fist pump.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
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